Biography
Sarah Smith has engaged extensively on health and social care through 23 debate speeches, with a particular focus on learning disability and autism support, including repeated interventions on SEND reform and waiting times for education, health and care plans. Her contributions have also addressed mental health provision in schools, maternity and neonatal care, cancer outcomes for children, and end-of-life care, often drawing on specific constituent cases and local health service challenges in Hyndburn. She raised concerns about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, arguing it would devalue disabled individuals' lives.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Disability rights groups have shared with us that introducing assisted dying devalues the lives of disabled individuals by framing dependence as an intolerable condition, and one not intrinsic to all our lives.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism67th of 89942.0
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…Session will focus on apprenticeships, tackling youth unemployment and, of course, a plan for SEND. I hope that these plans will put colleges, such as those in the East Lancashire Learning Group, at the heart of the Government’s ambitions. It is time that college teachers had pay equity with other teachers.”
Backing Business to Create Economic Growth · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As the motion states, it is vital that Parliament keeps a spotlight on the SEND system as the Government work to bring about the necessary reforms. “Necessary” is the right word, because the system that this Labour Government inherited is not working for families, for children, for local authorities, for our health ser…”
SEND Provision and Reform · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Government are committed to ensuring the best start in life for all children, so in addition to the increase in mental health support teams in schools, does the NHS workforce plan currently address the vital need for trained specialist community public health nurses in schools?…”
Topical Questions · 2025-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…She has an autism diagnosis, and it is only since this Government started improving the system that she has had access to a disability-trained job coach, who has supported her to get some volunteering and move into a college course; she now has a job ahead of her.”
Welfare Spending · 2025-11-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…With rising demands on maternity services, additional staffing is required so that every family who experiences birth trauma or baby loss can get the support that they need.”
Baby Loss · 2025-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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