Robin Swann is the Ulster Unionist Party MP for South Antrim, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 138th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 11%. 38 contributions since 2024-10-07.
What they’ve raised
Robin Swann has engaged extensively on health and social care through 38 debate speeches, with contributions spanning NHS waiting lists, workforce challenges, cross-border healthcare, and specialist services including mental health, maternity care, and rare diseases. His interventions frequently reference his experience as former Northern Ireland Health Minister and highlight devolved health system issues, including access to services for Northern Ireland residents, cross-border cooperation opportunities, and the impact of policy decisions on patients across the UK's constituent nations. Swann has also raised specific health-related concerns emerging in other policy debates, such as maternity leave charges and palliative care support for families.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health155th of 86721.0
- Cancer95th of 61315.0
- Public health & prevention120th of 68312.0
- Palliative & end of life care117th of 55212.0
- Unpaid carers67th of 2779.0
- A&E & ambulance response33rd of 2489.0
- GP access28th of 2329.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 295
What they’ve said
“…budget since 2016, any transformation or investment in health is always more challenging, and that is where the waiting lists are. Does he also acknowledge that that transformation funding is now there, and that the work being done by my party colleague, the present Minister of Health, Mike Nesbitt, is bringing those w…”
Northern Ireland Office · 2026-06-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“May I start by condemning the attack on the ambulances of the Hatzola community ambulance service over the weekend? A core tenet of our system and beliefs is that of civil and religious liberty for all. Does the Minister agree that we all have a role to play in upholding that core British tenet?”
Public Order Legislation: Religious Expression · 2026-03-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The right hon. Lady says that the system is unfair. Does she agree that charging interest rates during maternity and paternity leave is also unfair? It disadvantages people in the workplace, especially women, who have worked hard to get into progressive careers through university education, and they are penalised at th…”
Student Loans · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Operation Restore supports military veterans with their physical and mental health, but Northern Ireland-resident veterans do not have the same access in devolved institutions—the likes of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt orthopaedic hospital.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-01-26 ·