Biography
Mrs Badenoch, as Leader of the Opposition, has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through 34 debate speeches in the Commons, focusing particularly on NHS waiting lists and welfare reform. Her contributions have been largely critical of the Government's approach, including questioning the Health Secretary's commitment to cutting waiting lists and opposing aspects of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. Her engagement has been sporadic across the eight health and social care topics rather than concentrated on any single area.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“Can I welcome the Prime Minister to his place at the Dispatch Box and take this, my first opportunity to congratulate him on becoming Prime Minister? He has been in office for 43 days, during which I have learned how he puts the milk in his tea and exactly what he thinks about pork scratchings, but I have not had the p…”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care45th of 56830.0
- Learning disability & autism253rd of 89915.0
- Adult social care & reform61st of 3769.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Care home closures & provider failure13th of 473.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
What they’ve said
“I echo the Prime Minister’s words on Lance Corporal James Freeman and about the Royal Navy helicopter crash in Devon. I also send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Henry Nowak.”
Engagements · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I would like to associate myself with the words of the Prime Minister regarding the tragic death of Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan. We send our condolences to her family on this terrible loss. I welcome some of what the Prime Minister has said about fuel duty.”
Engagements · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…He ran the London marathon last month, raising money for the St Clare hospice, which cares for his constituents and mine, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for doing that.”
Debate on the Address · 2026-05-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“No, she does not want to—shame! We got our U-turn. Labour Members have to sit there looking embarrassed at every decision they have to row back on. The Prime Minister has led them up and down so many hills.”
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Prime Minister has read out a long list—it is not enough. He says that we are pre-deploying; the one ship that we are sending, HMS Dragon, is still in Portsmouth. The fact is that the Type 45s cannot take out incoming missiles.”
Engagements · 2026-03-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
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