Mr Luke Charters is the Labour MP for York Outer, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 292nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 23%. 22 contributions since 2024-07-17.
What they’ve raised
Luke Charters has engaged extensively on health and social care through 22 debate speeches, with a strong focus on mental health support and perinatal care. He has drawn on personal experiences—including his wife's traumatic birth and his own mental health struggles—to advocate for greater recognition of fathers and non-birthing partners in maternity services, and has championed men's mental health awareness more broadly. His contributions also span children's health and wellbeing, including debate participation on screen time, eating disorders, and palliative care.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health134th of 86724.0
- NHS waiting lists137th of 5309.0
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 8986.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Children's health27th of 1536.0
- Palliative & end of life care205th of 5526.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Rare diseases44th of 198
What they’ve said
“I recently gave evidence to Baroness Amos’s national maternity inquiry, sharing the trauma that my wife and I endured. Even as she carried her own burden after the birth, she was my rock, but the NHS was not. I was invisible. No one asked about me and I was left to carry it alone for months.”
NHS Health Visitors · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Swimming might be compulsory in the curriculum, but long waiting lists for lessons and the closure of pools means that that promise is too often not delivered. Too often, we talk about water safety only after a life has been lost. We really need to explore that. I want to tell a brief story of my own.”
Water Safety · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…York Outer was the case of some asylum seekers who were trying to get to a maternity appointment—unfortunately, they do need taxis to get to some appointments. I recently wrote to the Minister for Border Security and Asylum about this.”
Improving the UK Visa System · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your distinguished chairship, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Scarborough and Whitby (Alison Hume) and for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) on their cracking speeches.”
Small Towns: Transport Links · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗