Chippenham
Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 394th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 31%. 16 contributions since 2024-10-16.
“On the subject of getting young people into farming, my local agricultural college tells me that when it tries to send students to help on farms, the farmers find it extremely difficult to find a use for them, because getting a licence to drive high-level agricultural equipment is so expensive that students from lower-…”
Agriculture: Government Support · 2026-04-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Our hope for the adult social care negotiating body, similar to that for the SSSNB, is that having a uniform body can help to negotiate and address some of the issues that he highlighted, such as the poor pay and terms and conditions that a lot of adult social care workers suffer.”
Employment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting) · 2024-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…free schools have done very well is cater for children with learning difficulties, whether they are dyslexic or autistic, or doing all the other things that probably many of us in this room have benefited from.”
Employment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting) · 2024-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Very many carers end up in poverty as a result. We know that there are higher rates of physical and mental health problems among carers because of the poverty, the strains caused by caring and the difficulties of balancing caring work with paid work.”
Employment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting) · 2024-11-28 ·
“…Does my hon. Friend not agree that we need to look at a serious timeline for reviewing the dental contract? We cannot only talk about emergencies all the time.…”
NHS Dentistry: South-west · 2024-11-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They find that they are subsidising their NHS dentistry with private dentistry, to the point that it is no longer sustainable. Another issue that is prevalent in most rural areas, and certainly in the south-west, is recruitment.”
NHS Dentistry: Rural Areas · 2024-11-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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