Paula Barker is the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. Sits on the Committee on Standards, Committee of Privileges, Panel of Chairs.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 503rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 39%. 12 contributions since 2024-07-17.
What they’ve raised
Paula Barker has engaged with health and social care issues primarily through debate speeches, with a particular focus on end-of-life care and assisted dying, on which she has been a co-sponsor of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill. She has also raised concerns about rare diseases, including a case involving a constituent with Friedreich's ataxia unable to access approved treatment through the NHS, and has advocated for intermediate care services for homeless populations as a means to reduce rough sleeping and emergency hospital admissions.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Assisted dying90th of 3479.0
- NHS waiting lists198th of 5306.0
- Mental health469th of 8676.0
- Palliative & end of life care205th of 5526.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking40th of 1323.0
- Cancer355th of 6133.0
- Rare diseases79th of 198
What they’ve said
“…The condition is not classed as an ultra-rare disease, yet it is rare enough that any drug to treat it will struggle to meet NICE’s cost-effectiveness criteria.The family constantly have to raise enough money to pay for each round of treatment.”
Engagements · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of rough sleeping among families with children. I place on the record my co-chairship of the all-party parliamentary group for ending homelessness.”
Rough Sleeping: Families with Children · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. As co-chair of the APPG for ending homelessness and the co-sponsor of this debate, I thank all colleagues who have attended; our new Minister, my hon.”
Ending Homelessness · 2025-10-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…oversee every application, with oversight from psychiatrists, social workers and lawyers; the requirement that assisted dying can only be discussed with patients in the context of all their end-of-life care and treatment options; mandatory training for doctors and panel members on detecting coercion; and the creation…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗