Banbury
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 109th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 8%. 46 contributions since 2024-07-23.
“Q10. Maternity care in north Oxfordshire declined under the previous Government, with the loss of consultant-led services at the Horton hospital—where I was born—and serious failings by the trust, which is now part of Baroness Amos’s inquiry.”
Engagements · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Demand has surged. Supply has stalled. My inbox swells as the local housing waiting list ticks up and up, quadrupling in a single decade. This is what I say to the local voices who question why Cherwell district council, which covers Banbury, must contribute to Oxford’s unmet housing need: “It is no longer Oxford’s nee…”
Housing Needs: Young People · 2026-04-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Conservatives left our communities with sky-high NHS waiting lists. They left village schools that were literally crumbling. They left terrible infrastructure and country roads riddled with potholes. They left rivers like the Cherwell in decline, clogged with sewage.”
Rural Communities · 2026-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for finally giving way. He has been very generous, as always, with his time. Does he accept that the danger with inserting the consultations that have been proposed in so many Opposition amendments is that the only growth we will see is in the number of officers in the strategic auth…”
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Eighth sitting) · 2025-10-21 ·
“…While charities such as Peeps offer support to anybody affected, NHS mental health support can often be restricted to just the mother. This leaves fathers and partners—who are also deeply affected—to cope alone. Support must and should be for the whole family.”
Baby Loss · 2025-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Our mental health services, especially for children and adolescents, are severely under-resourced. Families are waiting far too long for help, even in the most serious cases.”
Hospitals · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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