Biography
Pete Wishart has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with particular focus on the infected blood compensation scheme across multiple contributions in 2024-2026. His engagement centres on advocating for affected communities, particularly regarding compensation levels, arm's length governance arrangements, and ensuring vulnerable groups receive appropriate support and information from Government. Most of his recorded contributions on these topics relate to infected blood issues rather than the full range of health topics listed.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…In the debate a couple of weeks ago, I said it was akin to chemotherapy. We should start thinking about the damage that has been done by interferon on the same basis, and take it as seriously.”
Record by topic
- Rare diseases12th of 20215.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Elderly care & frailty30th of 2366.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
What they’ve said
“Interferon was introduced as almost like a chemotherapy drug back in the day, and some of its impacts and consequences have been similar to the side effects and impacts of chemotherapy. Physically and mentally, the effects are often severe and long-lasting.”
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Home Secretary says she wants to expand safe and legal routes, but at one stroke she took away meaningful safe and legal routes from some of the most dangerous countries in the world.”
Immigration Reforms · 2026-03-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I rise to speak to new clause 43 on age determination by the Home Office. The one thing we can agree on with the Conservative Front Benchers is that my new clause could not be more different in objective and tone than what we have heard from the shadow Minister.”
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting) · 2025-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They want to be part of the process. That is what they are telling the all-party parliamentary group on haemophilia and contaminated blood, and that is what we are hearing from all the representative groups right across the United Kingdom.”
Infected Blood Inquiry · 2024-11-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I do, and I am happy that my speech has provided the hon. Gentleman with another opportunity to make one of his interventions, as he does in practically every debate that he attends. He makes a good point, which the House has now heard. I want to reinforce the point about IBCA’s arm’s length process. The hon.”
Infected Blood Inquiry · 2024-11-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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