St Helens South and Whiston
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 503rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 39%. 12 contributions since 2024-07-17.
“…A quick finger-prick test in the hospital revealed the truth: undiagnosed type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis. Doctors later told her parents that Gracie had been just 15 minutes away from dying, just like that. Thankfully, Gracie survived, and today she is thriving, but her family’s story had not ended there.”
Type 1 Diabetes: Infant Testing · 2026-03-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is one of the reasons I helped to establish the Willowbrook hospice in St Helens. Like many hospices, Willowbrook was created by the community itself. It was founded in 1993 by people who, like me, believed that families in our area deserved the same compassionate end-of-life care as those anywhere else.”
Palliative Care · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Health and Social Care are legally required to eradicate slavery in their supply chains under the Health and Care Act 2022 and the National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025.”
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill · 2026-02-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…She was the one who really started our campaign, and I pay tribute to her. Healthy life expectancy in Knowsley is 50, and in St Helens, which is most of my constituency, it is 57, for both men and women—it was a shock when I read those figures.”
Local Government Finance · 2026-02-11 ·
“The use of foreign lawyers by both prosecution and defence is a long-established tradition in Hong Kong, yet Jimmy Lai has been denied that right, even as judgment has been passed. This is about justice, not rigged justice.”
Jimmy Lai Conviction · 2025-12-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I want to turn to another measure in the Budget that speaks to fundamental fairness in our society: the high value council tax surcharge, known as the mansion tax.”
Budget Resolutions · 2025-12-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
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