Pippa Heylings is the Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero).
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 151st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 12%. 36 contributions since 2024-07-26.
What they’ve raised
Pippa Heylings has engaged extensively on health and social care through 36 debate speeches, with particular focus on end-of-life care, cancer services, and hospice provision. She has raised concerns about late-stage cancer diagnosis and early screening for less survivable cancers, drawing on personal experience, and advocated for preserving adult hospice beds at Arthur Rank hospice in her constituency through direct appeals to ministers and integrated care boards. Her contributions also address interconnected issues including special educational needs funding, water scarcity, and climate change, reflecting broader determinants affecting health outcomes.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism73rd of 89839.0
- Palliative & end of life care75th of 55218.0
- NHS waiting lists99th of 53012.0
- Cancer123rd of 61312.0
- Mental health285th of 86712.0
- Public health & prevention181st of 6839.0
- Adult social care & reform56th of 3619.0
- GP access46th of 232
What they’ve said
“…Turning to the public health costs, last summer’s heatwaves contributed to an estimated 16,500 avoidable excess deaths across Europe, with 1,504 heat-associated deaths last year in the UK alone.”
Climate Change · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I am sure that the whole country joins you in finding it difficult to deal with this heat and to perform to the best of one’s ability. I am thinking about those students who are sitting GCSE and A-level exams this week. I thank the hon.”
North Sea Oil and Gas · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This is also personal to me. I have long held with the principle of assisted dying, but I have had long, deep conversations with my husband over the last couple of years about the choices he would like available to him if and when his leukaemia eventually becomes terminal.”
Progression of Bills through Parliament · 2026-06-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We need to be clear that this energy crisis is, in effect, an oil and gas crisis and shows us yet again just how dangerous our overdependence on fossil fuels is. Just as with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the middle east conflict shows how a single geopolitical escalation can send energy prices soaring, leaving househo…”
Oil and Gas · 2026-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗