Sir John Hayes

South Holland and The Deepings

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

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Ranks 355th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 28%. 18 contributions since 2024-07-25.

Record by topic

“…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.”
Pathways Study: Puberty Suppression · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“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 ·