Sadik Al-Hassan is the Labour MP for North Somerset, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 334th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 26%. 19 contributions since 2024-09-09.
What they’ve raised
Sadik Al-Hassan has engaged extensively on health and social care through 19 debate speeches, drawing on his background as a registered pharmacist to contribute expertise on topics including rare diseases (particularly spinal muscular atrophy screening), community pharmacy provision, assisted dying, and tobacco and vape regulation. His contributions reflect particular focus on cancer and rare disease treatment, special educational needs and disability support, and mental health—including university duty of care following a constituent's tragedy. Al-Hassan frequently speaks from personal and professional experience, combining his pharmacy expertise with insights from constituents and his role as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on pharmacy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism301st of 89812.0
- Public health & prevention120th of 68312.0
- Cancer176th of 6139.0
- Mental health380th of 8679.0
- Assisted dying111th of 3476.0
- Health inequalities130th of 2773.0
- Palliative & end of life care318th of 5523.0
- GP access89th of 232
What they’ve said
“…We do underpay for drugs—not just our expensive, lifesaving rare cancer drugs, but the everyday drugs that we purchase.…”
Department of Health and Social Care · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…However, when SMA is caught through newborn screening before symptoms even appear, that trajectory can change completely. Early treatment can halt the disease in its tracks and provide children with opportunities they would not have otherwise had.”
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening Test · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Every single day, 1.6 million people walk through a pharmacy door, saving an estimated 38 million GP appointments every year. That is why the funding settlement announced last week matters so much. The 10.3% uplift adds £340 million to the overall contract.”
Community Pharmacies · 2026-06-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…One of my survey respondents has stage 4 cancer. They manage over 50 medical appointments alongside work and caring for a four-year-old child. They depend on NHS letters to manage care and plan their life around it, and one key appointment letter sent in December has still not arrived.”
Royal Mail: Performance · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗