Biography
Sir John Hayes has engaged extensively on health and social care through 18 debate speeches, with particular focus on mental health issues, acquired brain injury, and end-of-life care. His contributions reflect longstanding concerns including the Tavistock gender dysphoria referral practices, brain tumour research and screening protocols, an upcoming government action plan on acquired brain injury, and detailed scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill's legislative provisions and financial implications. He has also raised public health prevention matters including screen time effects on children and tobacco/vape regulation.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…ey were often under pressure to refer for life-altering treatment children and young people who had experienced mental health difficulties, abuse and family trauma.”
Record by topic
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Cancer180th of 6229.0
- Palliative & end of life care158th of 5689.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Dementia60th of 2516.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
What they’ve said
“The evidence is still more profound, is it not? Screen time is now a profound problem across the board. This is not just about phones; it is about all kinds of devices. We now know not only that it affects children’s confidence in communicating, but that their cerebral capacity is being altered over time.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Have the Government made any assessment of the return and reuse of equipment? That is not always possible, as I said earlier, but it would be an incredibly powerful message to send to many of those people who have waited so long, and, I think, a very straightforward thing to do.”
Disability Equipment Provision · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Library has made it clear that many groups beyond the elderly and the disadvantaged, including people with mental health difficulties, people with physical difficulties and people who rely on others to pay bills for them, struggle with these issues, and they struggle all the more in rural areas like Lincolnshire.”
Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial Communities · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…injury to be screened routinely, given the correlation between an earlier brain injury and the later advent of cancer?…”
Brain Tumour Survival Rates · 2026-02-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Member said, there is a much more profound association with other neurological conditions, particularly dementia. While I am on my feet, may I ask the Minister to address the issue of research? The hon.”
Brain Tumour Survival Rates · 2026-02-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
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