Sarah Russell is the Labour MP for Congleton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Justice Committee, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill, Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 144th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 11%. 37 contributions since 2024-10-17.
What they’ve raised
Sarah Russell has engaged extensively on health and social care through 37 debate speeches, with particular focus on maternity pay and parental leave support, NHS dentistry access and contract reform, and children's mental health and SEND assessment systems. Her contributions reflect consistent advocacy for workforce issues in children's services, the financial barriers facing working parents, and the distress caused by long waiting lists and service access problems affecting constituents. She has also highlighted community-led initiatives supporting vulnerable groups, such as dementia support programmes in her area.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal17th of 42733.0
- Learning disability & autism118th of 89830.0
- Mental health122nd of 86727.0
- Palliative & end of life care117th of 55212.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Dementia55th of 2456.0
- Unpaid carers91st of 2776.0
- Adult social care & reform92nd of 361
What they’ve said
“…All too often, including after the Ockenden report and the maternity scandals, systemic change has not followed from inquiry recommendations, despite the considerable resources and effort put in by individuals to improve systems.”
Public Office (Accountability) Bill · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q8. Dr Carly Mellor, an NHS dentist in my constituency, recently said the following to me:“Ministers had pledged to fix the failed contract we work to within this Parliament. The Government has begun discussions on a new contract, and promised a public consultation on it this summer.”
Engagements · 2026-07-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It is not only drownings, but road accidents and issues associated with mental health problems. We need a consistent approach across the country to ensuring that our young people make it to adulthood, because they are not doing so at the rate that they should be. Too many young people are dying in my community.”
Water Safety · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this important debate. I have spoken previously about train services in my community; I will not spend a huge amount of my limited time on them, but I want to flag that we have been in government for two years, and train strikes in m…”
Small Towns: Transport Links · 2026-06-03 ·