Sarah Champion is the Labour MP for Rotherham, and has been an MP continually since 29 November 2012. Sits on the International Development Committee, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee), Liaison Committee (Commons).
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 440th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 35%. 14 contributions since 2024-09-03.
What they’ve raised
Sarah Champion has made 14 debate speeches covering international development, humanitarian crises, and child safeguarding, with particular focus on UK aid reductions, conflicts in Sudan and Gaza, and child sexual abuse compensation. Her contributions reflect engagement with international affairs rather than the five health and social care topics listed, and include advocacy for specific legislative amendments on child abuse survivors' compensation and community gardens. No substantive engagement on public health, mental health, NHS waiting lists, heart disease, or learning disability and autism was evident in the provided extracts.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention91st of 68315.0
- Heart disease & stroke170th of 3863.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8983.0
- Mental health645th of 8673.0
- NHS waiting lists311th of 5303.0
What they’ve said
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I hope that my voice will last—the Foreign Secretary might get off lightly. This was meant to be a statement about the 40% cuts that the Government are bringing forward.”
International Development · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“This morning, Members received a private briefing on Sudan, at which one of the academics stated: “El Fasher is a slaughter house. Our low estimate is 60,000 people have been killed there in the last three weeks.” That would make it the biggest atrocity crime since the 1990s.”
Gaza and Sudan · 2025-11-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is always a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) for his powerful and accurate speech, with which I associate myself.”
Official Development Assistance Reductions · 2025-11-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Members might not be aware that the FCDO has given notice to the Insolvency Service that 1,885 jobs are at risk due to the 25% reduction in the workforce that follows the ODA cuts.”
Topical Questions · 2025-10-28 · Read on Hansard ↗