Rachel Gilmour

Tiverton and Minehead

Liberal Democrat

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 144th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 11%. 37 contributions since 2024-12-17.

Record by topic

“…Over the last few months, my office has produced a report into dementia in Tiverton and Minehead. Isolation and loneliness ran through it as a constant, unrelenting theme, not as one issue among many, but as the backdrop against which everything else is experienced.”
Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Tiverton and Minehead, with a disproportionately elderly population, and the underlying health inequalities that often go with an area of its character. When the heat comes, my constituents are among the first to suffer and the least equipped to cope. I wish to highlight plainly where preparedness has failed them.”
Extreme Heat: Preparedness · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We recognise the postcode lottery of care provision and the health inequalities it perpetuates. It is why we have called for the establishment of the strategic small surgeries fund, specifically designed to prop up buckling services in remote parts of the country and ensure that where someone lives does not determine t…”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e see that borne out in the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training, and in the mental health epidemic making victims of so many of our young people.”
High Street Businesses: Government Support · 2026-06-04 ·