Biography
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has engaged on health and social care through 13 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS workforce mental health, adult social care reform, and the need for systemic improvements in provision. His contributions highlight concerns about NHS productivity despite increased staffing, the inadequacy of current social care arrangements, and calls for more coordinated thinking between the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. While topics such as learning disability, autism, and cancer were listed, his substantive Hansard contributions demonstrate primary engagement with mental health support for NHS staff and structural reform of adult social care systems.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…It cannot be right that we have empty courtrooms and burgeoning waiting lists. The Government’s changes to legal aid have also led to inefficiency, with more people now representing themselves; I do not blame them at all, but it means that each case takes longer because peopl……”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism253rd of 89915.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
What they’ve said
“It is a great pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I reiterate my congratulations to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) on securing this important debate.”
Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical Markers · 2026-01-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We have already heard this evening about the difficulty of parents getting EHCPs. Even when they have got them—90% of parents who apply do eventually get them, despite the struggle—their provision is not guaranteed.”
Education Funding: Distribution · 2026-01-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I rise to speak in support of new clause 41, which is in my name, and in the names of others. It is a very simple amendment that would require His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to include firearms licencing in their PEEL—police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy—obligations.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2025-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Committee, we went to Denmark, where they do precisely what he is talking about: give chemotherapy treatment to people in their homes where they have a history of not reacting to it.…”
Department of Health and Social Care · 2025-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That does mean that their mental health needs close attention, especially when they have problems. If the NHS cannot help with mental health issues, who can? The hon. Gentleman has hit on a really important point.”
Department of Health and Social Care · 2025-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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