Biography
Mr Forster has engaged extensively on health and social care through 35 debate speeches, with particular focus on cancer services, including advocating for extended mammogram testing to under-40s and over-70s through Work The Walk charity campaigns. He has raised concerns across multiple related areas including mental health, learning disabilities, NHS waiting lists, and palliative care, whilst also highlighting systemic failures affecting healthcare access, such as Royal Mail delays causing missed hospital appointments and delays in civil service pension processing affecting carers. His engagement reflects constituency-focused casework addressing vulnerabilities in children's services and support for those with complex needs.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“I am proud to have Walk The Walk—one of the country’s leading breast cancer charities, which has raised a huge amount of money and awareness—in my constituency. It is pushing for mammogram testing to be extended. Does the hon.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism76th of 89939.0
- Mental health140th of 88024.0
- Cancer76th of 62218.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
What they’ve said
“It was 37 years ago—sorry, I lost 10 years for the hon. Gentleman. Our report focused on the affordability of home ownership where people genuinely own the full home. We have previously done inquiries on shared ownership, which I am happy to send to the hon. Gentleman.”
Home Ownership Affordability · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Royal Mail is failing my constituents. Letters are arriving late, and as a result hospital appointments are being missed. We have even had travel documents arriving on the day of departure.”
Business of the House · 2026-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The vast majority of that money is spent on home-to-school transport for children with special educational needs. Last year, The Daily Telegraph said that “Workers in Surrey have been left unable to book a taxi first thing in the morning because firms are too busy ferrying pupils to…schools”.”
Home-to-School Transport · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The five-year global talent visa now costs £6,000— 20 times higher than in competitor countries. Cancer Research UK has said that several pieces of its research have been affected by soaring immigration costs, which have risen by 126% since 2019 and are up to 17 times higher than comparable countries such as Australia,…”
Improving the UK Visa System · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…that, since his election almost two years ago, he has spent much of his parliamentary time raising the issue of cancer and getting investment into cancer services. Now he is speaking about domestic abuse; no one can accuse him of not having his heart in the right place. I thank him for leading the debate.”
Family Justice System: Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding · 2026-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
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