Mr Jonathan Brash is the Labour MP for Hartlepool, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 265th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 21%. 24 contributions since 2024-07-22.
What they’ve raised
Jonathan Brash has engaged substantially on health and social care topics through 24 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS dentistry access in Hartlepool, dementia care reform including calls for ringfenced funding for specialist nurses, and rare diseases such as Friedreich's ataxia where he advocated for faster NICE appraisal processes. He has also raised learning disabilities and autism support, including concerns about cuts to adoption and special guardianship funding, and children's social care pressures in local government. His contributions demonstrate a pattern of raising constituent cases and local service gaps alongside broader policy concerns.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism185th of 89821.0
- Dentistry access31st of 19112.0
- Mental health380th of 8679.0
- Dementia28th of 2459.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Cancer355th of 6133.0
- NHS waiting lists311th of 5303.0
- Palliative & end of life care318th of 5523.0
What they’ve said
“From the moment I was elected in Hartlepool, my inbox, surgeries and public meetings were filled with people telling me remarkably similar and shocking stories about their estate management companies. That is what I wish to focus my remarks on.”
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I want to begin by putting on the record my thanks to the 651 constituents in Hartlepool who signed the petition. They are right to demand greater transparency and accountability from the institutions responsible for protecting children.”
Child Sexual Offender Data · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It means finding the £2 billion that the British Dental Association has said is needed to rescue NHS dentistry. It means lower energy bills for those communities hosting the new nuclear, wind and solar that powers Britain, and while I absolutely support the Home Secretary and stand behind her reforms, if it is necessar…”
Debate on the Address · 2026-05-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…, a dedicated edge-of-care team, a refreshed in-house foster care model, safe reunification pathways, wholesale SEND reform, enhanced support for care leavers, and better workforce planning. This is a serious, preventive change, not a sticking plaster solution.”
Local Government Finance · 2026-02-11 ·