Richard Foord is the Liberal Democrat MP for Honiton and Sidmouth, and has been an MP continually since 23 June 2022. Sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill.
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.
What they’ve raised
Richard Foord has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches covering 12 topics, with particular focus on dentistry access, community hospitals, and elderly care and disability support in rural Devon communities. His contributions frequently highlight regional disparities, such as the south-west's poor NHS dentistry access rates and challenges facing rural healthcare provision, while drawing on constituent stories to illustrate impacts on carers and vulnerable populations. Notable engagements include advocating for screening programmes for sudden cardiac death in young people and raising hearing loss as a disability affecting older residents in his constituency.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health110th of 86732.5
- Dentistry access6th of 19130.0
- Learning disability & autism185th of 89821.0
- Public health & prevention71st of 68318.0
- A&E & ambulance response30th of 24811.5
- Dementia28th of 2459.0
- Elderly care & frailty13th of 2279.0
- Cancer176th of 6139.0
What they’ve said
“…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 ↗