Ashford
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 29th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 2%. 103 contributions since 2024-07-23.
“My hon. Friend makes a sensible comment. I work closely with her on mental health, and she is absolutely right. Some of the policies the Government have introduced, such as giving children early access to mental health provision, will be absolutely vital to prevent them from becoming unwell later on.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ribute to all the parents and schoolteachers who engaged with me last summer, following the White Paper and the SEND consultation. It has been a huge problem in Kent. Kent county council has been under Conservative administration for the last 25 years.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is good to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I strongly believe that public health is very important to our health system because it focuses on prevention, so that people do not end up in A&E or in hospital beds. Unfortunately, over the last 10 or 15 years we have seen the opposite.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We also have a safe haven for mental health patients who do not need to go into accident and emergency. Lots of work is happening in my local hospital area, which will make a big improvement to corridor care and wider emergency care pressures.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 ·
“As the chair of the APPG on adult social care, I pay tribute to unpaid carers for the enormous contribution they make to their families, their communities and wider society. I often have meetings with them, and as part of my job before I became an MP—I worked in the NHS—I had a lot of contact with carers.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We must continue to highlight corridor care, as it puts a spotlight on the pressures facing the NHS. One of the first visits I made after being elected to this House was to William Harvey hospital in my constituency.”
NHS Corridor Care · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
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