Biography
Ms Julie Minns has engaged extensively on health and social care through 39 debate speeches, with particularly substantive contributions on assisted dying, palliative care, cancer treatment access, and NHS dentistry. Her interventions frequently draw on personal constituency experience—notably raising concerns about rural access to NHS services in Carlisle and reflecting on her experience accompanying her dying mother—and often connect health issues to broader social determinants such as medical training and public health infrastructure. She has also championed practical preventive health measures, including the reopening of public baths as community health facilities and internet safety initiatives for children.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Let me conclude with the words of the friend I spoke of, whose child was failed by our mental health service: “My daughter had a history of serious mental health problems from the age of 13. Aged 22 she went to university and quickly realised she needed more support to manage the change.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism140th of 89927.0
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- NHS waiting lists101st of 53412.0
- Palliative & end of life care158th of 5689.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1949.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Health inequalities80th of 2886.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
What they’ve said
“…As the friend to a mother whose child was failed time and again by the inadequacy of our mental health service, whose child by some miracle survived the swallowing of razor blades, anorexia, overdoses and self-harm, I know that access to every form of support was not there for them.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Liam Burns, Carlisle golf club members have raised a whopping £54,000 for Prostate Cancer UK in their Big Golf Race. Liam himself is atop of the individual leaderboard, and the club has raised £20,000 more than the second-placed club.”
Business of the House · 2026-09-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Rebike Cumbria, which refurbishes bikes, helping people on low incomes to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of cycling. The company also provides jobs, training and volunteering opportunities in my community. Illegal e-bikes also raise fire risks.”
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Does she agree that the steps this Government are taking to rebuild NHS dentistry need to be focused on our rural and coastal communities, such as our two constituencies?…”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Last Friday, I joined pupils at St Bede’s Roman Catholic primary school for their internet safety assembly. Thanks to their headteacher’s regular internet safety assemblies, St Bede’s children are now well versed in the subject.”
Social Media Ban for Under-16s · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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