The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood is the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Home Secretary.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 265th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 21%. 24 contributions since 2024-10-22.
What they’ve raised
Shabana Mahmood has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with particular focus on mental health provision following the Southport Inquiry, where she outlined the government's response to identified failures in mental health services and multi-agency safeguarding. She has also addressed adult social care workforce challenges, discussing health and care visa holder settlement pathways and the need to sustain NHS staffing levels given an ageing population. Her contributions reflect her role in government, spanning policy statements on asylum, border control, and crime prevention alongside health-specific matters.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism185th of 89821.0
- Mental health183rd of 86718.0
- A&E & ambulance response33rd of 2489.0
- Elderly care & frailty72nd of 2273.0
- Public health & prevention414th of 6833.0
- Adult social care & reform180th of 3613.0
What they’ve said
“I have been far too generous, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will plough on, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right: the way to make sure that the interpretation of international human rights law is in line with what the general public would expect and with the original intention of the drafters is to work with our internatio…”
Immigration and Asylum Bill · 2026-07-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My hon. Friend makes an important point. The Government have already taken steps to shore up the provision of mental health services within the national health service, and I am joined today on the Front Bench by colleagues from the Department of Health and Social Care.”
Southport Inquiry · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…nagement, and that the behaviour was sometimes excused on the basis of the perpetrator’s perceived or diagnosed autism spectrum disorder. There were a range of factors in place, and we should follow the evidence and the findings of the inquiry’s chair.”
Southport Inquiry · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…He came into contact with children’s social care, the Early Help service and children’s mental health services. He was referred to Prevent on three occasions. He was convicted of a violent assault and referred to a youth offending team.”
Southport Inquiry · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗