Biography
Michelle Welsh has engaged extensively on health and social care through 37 debate speeches, with particular focus on maternity safety and neonatal care, which she has championed as the national maternity adviser to the Government and as a harmed mother herself. She has also raised issues spanning mental health (particularly in prisons), learning disabilities and autism, cancer support for families, healthcare access for prisoners, and the financial impacts of serious illness on families, frequently drawing on constituent experiences and personal advocacy. Her contributions reflect a consistent theme of ensuring vulnerable populations—from newborns to children with cancer to people in custody—receive adequate support and that systemic failings are addressed through cross-party cooperation.
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 43848.0
- Mental health123rd of 88027.0
- Cancer76th of 62218.0
- Learning disability & autism253rd of 89915.0
- Health inequalities80th of 2886.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
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 ↗
“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 ↗
“…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 ↗
“…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 ↗
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