Biography
Sammy Wilson has engaged on health and social care topics through six debate speeches, with his contributions touching on NHS waiting lists, GP access, and public health issues. His most substantive health-related engagement came during debates on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, where he questioned the practical enforceability of proposed measures, and on National Insurance contributions, where he highlighted impacts on primary care services and community discharge provision. Wilson also referenced NHS waiting lists when criticizing public expenditure priorities, arguing that £320 million for a stadium could not be justified given pressures on health services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…On the amendment referring to a veterans’ commissioner dealing with mental health, given the number of soldiers who have suffered from mental health problems, it is important that they should have an advocate for the problems they face.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Mental health654th of 8803.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
What they’ve said
“The hon. and learned Member is absolutely right. The whole point of the amendment is to ensure that there is not the ability to keep on promoting the terrorist message. We do not just need a physical defeat of terrorism but an ideological one.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Many of the Ukrainian refugees in my constituency have welcomed the continuity between the last Government and the current Government in respect of their support for Ukraine. President Zelensky is under great pressure from some within the American Administration to accept an unreasonable deal.”
G20 and Ukraine · 2025-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It is right that where a public health issue is identified, this body should look at whether anything can be done about it through law, fiscal policy, or the other levers available to us, but we should ask ourselves, when we introduce laws, what the consequences are.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…A&E is inundated with people who cannot get GP appointments. If the Government hit GPs, as has been outlined eloquently today, those services will be blocked and not available. Where do people go? They go to A&E.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2024-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Committing £320 million for a stadium to host five matches at a time when there are huge waiting lists to be dealt with in the health service, and with special educational needs and social housing needing funding, is an indefensible use of public money.”
Casement Park: Redevelopment · 2024-07-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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