Biography
Sunak has engaged with health and social care matters predominantly through debate speeches, with a particular focus on prostate cancer screening, where he has consistently advocated for a targeted national screening programme across multiple contributions in 2025. He has also contributed to debates on pharmacy funding and Changing Places toilets, while supporting broader preventative health initiatives. His engagement reflects active advocacy on specific health policy issues rather than broad-ranging parliamentary scrutiny.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…More recently, there has been the introduction of oral contraception and smoking cessation services, as well as flu jabs, catalysed by covid and now accounting for about 30% of those dispensed, which is a huge increase.”
Record by topic
- Cancer180th of 6229.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
What they’ve said
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I will do my best to keep standing—if nothing else, it will make me speak for a lot less time than I might otherwise, which will be a relief to everyone. I both congratulate the hon.”
Changing Places Toilets: Capital Funding · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Deputy Prime Minister for joining me at a recent event in Parliament to support the work of Prostate Cancer Research, a charity of which I am an ambassador. He and I both believe that introducing a targeted national screening programme for prostate cancer is the right thing to do and would save lives.”
Engagements · 2025-11-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Prostate cancer is now our country’s most common cancer, yet there is no national screening programme. We made progress towards that in government, but there is more to do, which is why I am delighted to have joined the charity Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador.”
Engagements · 2025-02-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, yet it has no national screening programme. We worked on this issue in government, and I thank the Secretary of State for taking an interest in this area.”
Topical Questions · 2025-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As Prime Minister, the right hon. and learned Gentleman will be acutely aware of the threats that our United Kingdom faces from an axis of authoritarian states: Iran, North Korea, Russia and China.”
Engagements · 2024-10-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
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