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“…I have seen at first hand the effect of smoking on initiating and exacerbating things such as asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease. Passive smoking will hopefully decelerate now, but people who have never smoked do get lung cancer as a result.”

Record by topic

  1. Children's health18th of 1659.0
  2. Public health & prevention187th of 7009.0
  3. Respiratory (asthma/COPD)15th of 1469.0
  4. Heart disease & stroke82nd of 4076.0
  5. Mental health491st of 8906.0
  6. Health inequalities83rd of 2996.0
  7. Cancer247th of 6416.0
  8. Rare diseases81st of 2073.0
  9. NHS waiting lists334th of 5433.0
  10. Assisted dying202nd of 3923.0
  11. NHS & care workforce/staffing124th of 3143.0
  12. Dementia112th of 2633.0
  13. Diabetes68th of 1993.0
  14. Learning disability & autism656th of 9053.0
  15. Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
  16. Palliative & end of life care302nd of 5403.0
  17. Plastic & reconstructive surgery6th of 263.0

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What they’ve said

  • “…I declare an interest as a physiotherapist for 32 years, many of which I spent as a paediatric physio, so I know how important the Bill is for pre-term babies, when they are in the womb. My physiotherapy colleagues now treat babies in the womb, which is amazing stuff, and surgeons also operate in the womb.”

    Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · 2026-10-14 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…From my 30 years’ experience as a paediatric physiotherapist, I know just how important that period is. I could see how important the care was that the mum received during pregnancy. I have seen babies born with foetal alcohol syndrome and babies who are six hours old going through heroin withdrawal.”

    Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…I treated miners with pneumoconiosis and silicosis, people young and old with asthma, and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Those are very real symptoms of the environments that we live in today. Scientific studies have shown that air pollution is a major cause of disease and premature death.”

    Air Pollution · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…I should declare that, in my previous life, as a paediatric physiotherapist, I treated a number of children and babies with SMA, so I know a bit about the struggles that families go through in coming to terms with the diagnosis, the treatment, the child’s ongoing needs and the aids and adaptation that are required thro…”

    Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening Test · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…Newport West and Islwyn who signed the petition calling for an increased focus on tackling brain cancer. I will speak about Owain’s law, a campaign that seeks to end the postcode lottery across the UK in accessing brain tumour tissue freezing.”

    Brain Cancer · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗

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