Biography
Michelle Welsh has engaged substantially on health and social care through 37 debate speeches, with particular focus on maternity safety—an area where she holds the role of national maternity adviser to the Government—alongside advocacy on children's health issues including cancer support and sudden unexplained deaths in childhood. She has also raised concerns about disability support systems, prison healthcare access, and women's health conditions such as endometriosis, consistently drawing on personal experience and constituent cases to illustrate systemic gaps. Her contributions reflect a commitment to early intervention and family-centred services, notably in support of the Infants, Parents and Carers Bill.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“For complete transparency, let me say that I am the national maternity adviser to the Government; I wanted to make that clear before I begin my remarks. I wish to place on the record my sincere gratitude and thanks to the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) for bringing this Bill to the House.”
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal11th of 44148.0
- Mental health123rd of 88427.0
- Cancer77th of 62718.0
- Learning disability & autism254th of 90115.0
- Medical ethics & regulation60th of 2216.0
- Health inequalities80th of 2896.0
- Palliative & end of life care190th of 5376.0
- Public health & prevention253rd of 6916.0
- Women's health & gynaecology95th of 2043.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3043.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)48th of 1423.0
- GP access93rd of 2423.0
- Children's health56th of 1583.0
What they’ve said
“…That begins before a baby is born; it begins with maternity, and through my campaign on maternity safety, and—most importantly—through listening to families, those on the frontline, charities and organisations, I have become absolutely convinced that maternity policy cannot sit in a silo, separate from children’s polic…”
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…chael, my constituent, and she shared her experience with her daughter Mabel, who sadly had been diagnosed with cancer. Aged four, Mabel was diagnosed with Wilms’, a form of kidney cancer.”
Disability Living Allowance: Qualifying Period for Children · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I do not think that any cost is worth more than parents’ ability to be there for their child when they have cancer. As it stands, we cannot cure childhood cancer. We cannot spare families the fear, the sleepless nights or the heartbreak of watching a child undergo surgery and chemotherapy.”
Disability Living Allowance: Qualifying Period for Children · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I absolutely agree. Cancer is actually one of the clearest diagnoses that someone can get from day one. Cancer does not wait, yet families have to. The three-month qualifying period does not reflect the realities that families face.”
Disability Living Allowance: Qualifying Period for Children · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I absolutely agree. Too often, the financial impacts of a cancer diagnosis are forgotten. People think about the hospital visits, the sickness and the endless tablets, but a disability or serious condition such as cancer has an impact on every single part of someone’s life.”
Disability Living Allowance: Qualifying Period for Children · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
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