Mr Toby Perkins
Chesterfield
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 440th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 35%. 14 contributions since 2024-10-10.
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care83rd of 57321.0
- Cancer224th of 6136.0
- Learning disability & autism548th of 9676.0
- Public health & prevention299th of 7346.0
- GP access89th of 2323.0
- Health inequalities130th of 2773.0
What they’ve said
“…d to tread carefully, such as to support UK manufacturing, but we also need to recognise that this is a serious public health issue. We welcome the work she is doing and thank her for it.…”
Synthetic Chemicals · 2026-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…PFAS exposure to serious health and environmental risks, including certain cancers, immunity suppression, and fertility and developmental impacts. Addressing PFAS pollution is therefore essential to protecting public health, preventing long-term environmental harm and reducing future remediation costs.”
Synthetic Chemicals · 2026-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I beg to move, That this House has considered Ashgate Hospice and palliative care in north Derbyshire. In late June of this year, my fiancé Amanda and I found ourselves, along with 3,000 others, dressed in bright-pink t-shirts, wearing flashy-pink bunny ears, setting out from Chesterfield football stadium on the annual…”
Palliative Care: North Derbyshire · 2025-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…who had for many weeks been attempting to get clarity between the then Derbyshire integrated care board and the hospice on a number of issues.…”
Palliative Care: North Derbyshire · 2025-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗