Richard Foord

Honiton and Sidmouth

Liberal Democrat

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 78th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 6%. 56 contributions since 2024-07-25.

Record by topic

“…This issue does not just concern the local environment: it also concerns public health and infrastructure, and it is increasingly a question of public trust in the Government’s ability to regulate companies that provide utilities properly. The facts on the ground are damning.”
River Otter: Sewage Pollution · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Ageing Society”, which is well worth going back to, and said that ageing and the resulting increased frailty were key issues for the future of UK healthcare. He argued that community hospitals are in just the right places to be on the frontline and tackle this issue for generations to come in our rural and coastal comm…”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…He knows that the south-west is the worst-affected region for NHS dentistry—according to NHS data from March 2025, fewer than one in three adults in the south-west had seen a dentist in the previous two years.”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) pointed out, there are mental health benefits associated with cold water swimming, but it needs to be done in an educated way, and we need to have proper conversations about what is a relatively safe use of the water.”
Water Safety · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗