Mr Paul Kohler is the Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland). Sits on the Home Affairs Committee, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 215th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 17%. 28 contributions since 2024-10-08.
What they’ve raised
Paul Kohler has engaged extensively on health and social care through 28 debate speeches, with particular focus on SEND support, eating disorder prevention, and end-of-life care. He raised concerns about underfunded and overstretched services across multiple areas including children's mental health assessments, eating disorder treatment, and palliative care provision. His contributions demonstrate a consistent theme of early intervention being hindered by system pressures and inadequate funding, notably during his speech opposing the assisted dying bill on grounds that poor palliative care undermines genuine choice.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care53rd of 55224.0
- Learning disability & autism154th of 89824.0
- Mental health183rd of 86718.0
- NHS waiting lists69th of 53015.0
- Assisted dying90th of 3479.0
- Cancer176th of 6139.0
- Unpaid carers91st of 2776.0
- Public health & prevention414th of 683
What they’ve said
“…d that every single one of those days was agony, made worse by having a role in public life that meant that the mental health consequences of her trauma played out in public.”
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eleventh sitting) · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As we have heard throughout the debate, children with special educational needs are navigating a system in crisis. In Merton, the borough that covers most of my Wimbledon constituency, the pressures on the SEND system are stark and growing.”
Children with SEND: Assessments and Support · 2025-09-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Transport for the North has highlighted, it is disproportionately low-income households, unpaid carers, the old and the disabled. The very people our transport system should be helping the most are the ones facing its greatest barriers. It is not just the north of England suffering from these inequalities.”
Regional Transport Inequality · 2025-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…One of our daughters, who has given me permission to tell her story, suffered with an eating disorder for many years. Neither my wife Samantha nor I recognised the early signs. By the time we realised, she was deep in the grip of this terrible disease.”
Eating Disorders: Prevention of Deaths · 2025-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗