Mr Andrew Snowden is the Conservative MP for Fylde, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 503rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 39%. 12 contributions since 2024-09-05.
What they’ve raised
Andrew Snowden has engaged extensively with health and social care issues through 12 debate speeches, raising concerns across maternity services, dentistry access, adult social care funding, and rare diseases including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. His contributions have frequently highlighted challenges affecting his Fylde constituency, including maternity service quality at Blackpool Victoria hospital, NHS dental contract viability issues creating "dental deserts," and gaps in funding for vulnerable patients such as a young constituent with complex health needs. He has also raised broader systemic issues, including the financial pressures on local councils from adult social care responsibilities and the closure risks facing critical care homes under consultation in Lancashire.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health469th of 8676.0
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 8986.0
- Dentistry access64th of 1916.0
- Adult social care & reform92nd of 3616.0
- Public health & prevention414th of 6833.0
- Rare diseases79th of 1983.0
- Maternity & neonatal227th of 4273.0
- Heart disease & stroke170th of 386
What they’ve said
“Blackpool Victoria hospital’s maternity services have been subject to two inspections by the Care Quality Commission in recent years—in 2022 and 2025—which resulted in findings of “Inadequate” and “Requires improvement”.”
Maternity Services: North-west · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…people become separated from their families while evacuating, and they are vulnerable, particularly those with dementia, to becoming lost in institutional systems. Some evacuated older people struggle to register their presence at displacement camps.”
Conflicts: Impact on Older People · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We all know that ever-increasing adult social care bills and so on are creating bigger burdens on local government finances, and statutory requirements will always take priority over other things.”
Stoma: Public Toilet Provision · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Every Member in this House will have a constituent who has inflammatory bowel disease, colonic cancer or another of the conditions that leads to a stoma, and we will all have constituents with stomas—that is beyond doubt.”
Stoma: Public Toilet Provision · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗