Biography
Sir Keir Starmer has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, focusing repeatedly on NHS waiting lists improvements and cancer care initiatives. Key themes include mental health service transformation, maternity care reforms following inquiries, dental access expansion, and defence of government investments in public services, with personal references to cancer's impact on his family used to contextualise his policy commitments.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…She reached out to me then, and when my brother died of cancer she reached out to me privately, not across this Dispatch Box. I thank her for that and for the tribute that she just made to my wife and children, who mean the world to me. I do thank her for that.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists2nd of 534234.0
- Mental health15th of 880111.0
- Learning disability & autism15th of 89992.0
- Cancer10th of 62284.0
- Maternity & neonatal7th of 43851.0
- Palliative & end of life care29th of 56845.0
- A&E & ambulance response7th of 25833.0
- Adult social care & reform20th of 37621.0
- Unpaid carers26th of 28318.0
- Dentistry access22nd of 19415.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing41st of 3029.0
- GP access29th of 2419.0
- Diabetes33rd of 1906.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Health inequalities80th of 2886.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
What they’ve said
“This incident is completely unacceptable. Every customer deserves reliable, resilient services, particularly during extreme heat, when there is a risk to public health. The Water Minister has met the company’s leadership to demand improvements, and we will follow up in that way.”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We pulled the levers to strengthen our public services and NHS waiting lists are coming down at the fastest rate for 17 years. We have pulled a big lever on child poverty, and this Government are doing more on child poverty than any Government ever, including previous Labour Governments.”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Billie, who is sitting in the Gallery in front of me, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023. She was there when we launched our plan for change and has been a tireless advocate for better cancer care.”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I thank the hon. Lady for drawing attention to that. We are looking at mental health pathways, which are vital. We are looking at how they need to be tailored, trauma-informed and developed.”
Historical Forced Adoption · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Sunday marks the 78th birthday of the NHS, and I am pleased that under this Government, waiting lists are down, A&E waits are shorter, and we have the shortest cancer diagnosis times on record.”
Engagements · 2026-07-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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