Biography
Richard Tice has engaged with health and social care issues primarily through 20 debate speeches, addressing topics including NHS workforce pressures, GP access, palliative care, and SEND reforms. His contributions reflect concerns about healthcare delivery standards, particularly around face-to-face GP appointments and the adequacy of palliative care provision, alongside scrutiny of policy impacts on specialist education funding. He supported the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill while emphasising the importance of improving palliative care alongside patient choice.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…There is another important area: the critical issue of special educational needs and the Government’s plans for a Bill to follow the White Paper. That is incredibly important to so many children and parents across all our constituencies.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism187th of 89921.0
- Palliative & end of life care158th of 5689.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- A&E & ambulance response55th of 2586.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
What they’ve said
“There is much in these SEND reforms that will reassure parents, particularly the reduction in the adversarial approach. I have spoken before of my concerns about excessive fees and profits of private equity-owned specialist schools.”
Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving · 2026-02-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“This afternoon, I am hearing of resident doctors who are not BMA members, and who plan to go to work, as we would urge them to, being pressured and bullied by the BMA not to go to work. They are being told that locum doctors have been booked in their place, at huge extra cost to the NHS.”
NHS: Winter Preparedness · 2025-12-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I will do my very best, Sir Desmond, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Members for Milton Keynes North (Chris Curtis) and for Northampton South (Mike Reader) on securing this important debate.”
Building Safety Regulator · 2025-10-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will be most grateful for your advice, because during Prime Minister’s questions earlier today the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) misled the House—”
Points of Order · 2025-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am most grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen may have possibly inadvertently misled the House with regard to Lancashire county council and nursery funding.”
Points of Order · 2025-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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