Monica Harding is the Liberal Democrat MP for Esher and Walton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development). Sits on the International Development Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 67th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 5%. 59 contributions since 2024-10-07.
What they’ve raised
Monica Harding has engaged extensively with health and social care topics through 40 debate speeches, with particular emphasis on adult social care funding and its impact on NHS bed-blocking, palliative care provision, and maternity services. She has drawn on personal and constituency experiences to illustrate systemic issues, including her own traumatic births, her brother-in-law's cancer treatment requiring crowdfunding, and Princess Alice hospice's inability to meet local need due to insufficient statutory funding. Her contributions span a broad range of health priorities from mental health and children's wellbeing to rare diseases and learning disability provision.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health46th of 86772.0
- Learning disability & autism51st of 89848.0
- Cancer32nd of 61333.0
- Public health & prevention55th of 68321.0
- NHS waiting lists69th of 53015.0
- Palliative & end of life care100th of 55215.0
- Maternity & neonatal93rd of 4279.0
- Adult social care & reform56th of 361
What they’ve said
“…discharged on the same day, but because there was no care support for her, she was then in hospital for a week, bed blocking. Because of the quality of care she received, when she came out she ended up with a very severe urinary tract infection and sepsis, and then had to stay in hospital for six weeks.”
NHS Corridor Care · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Given all the pandemic’s death, its destruction of economies and its long tail of social and mental health challenges, I am sure that many hon. Friends will share my dismay at the decision by the Government to discontinue funding the Pandemic Fund.”
UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Princess Alice hospice in my constituency on celebrating its 40th anniversary this year? Over the past 40 years, it has cared for tens of thousands of people and has been a staple for local families at their most vulnerable.”
Business of the House · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We need brain cancer care to be recognised as genuinely time-critical, because while tumours can progress in weeks, the system responds in years. We need a truly national brain cancer clinical trials pipeline, and we need the routine collection and storage of fresh frozen tumour tissue for all brain cancer patients.”
Brain Cancer · 2026-06-15 ·