“Further to our online petition on NHS dentistry, which had over 1,000 signatures, there continues to be a desperate need in many coastal communities, including mine in Torbay, for more NHS dentists.”
Record by topic
- Mental health108th of 89033.0
- Learning disability & autism160th of 90524.0
- Maternity & neonatal78th of 45312.0
- Cancer141st of 64112.0
- Unpaid carers54th of 29612.0
- Heart disease & stroke29th of 40712.0
- Adult social care & reform71st of 3979.0
- A&E & ambulance response56th of 2726.0
- Dentistry access67th of 1976.0
- Palliative & end of life care302nd of 5403.0
- Public health & prevention427th of 7003.0
- Rare diseases81st of 2073.0
- GP access95th of 2473.0
- Dementia112th of 2633.0
- NHS waiting lists334th of 5433.0
- Women's health & gynaecology100th of 2123.0
Also active on heart disease & stroke
What they’ve said
“Families across Torbay are struggling to receive adequate special educational needs and disabilities provision. I know that other MPs are able to engage meaningfully with their local authorities to support those families, but sadly, the leader of Conservative-led Torbay council has written to me saying that it will not…”
Business of the House · 2026-09-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Secretary of State is quite right to highlight the link between mental health illness and street homelessness. Sadly, over the 30 years I have served the people of Torbay, I have seen it quadruple, and it feels to me that street homeless people are just the tip of the iceberg in relation to the homelessness we see…”
Building Homes and Renewing Communities · 2026-09-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ver, really disappointed in the failure of my local council, Torbay council, to engage with me appropriately on special educational needs and disabilities issues. An MP should be there to champion his constituents, and I am now having to take this matter on to the ombudsman.”
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Jay was unlucky in a number of ways. He was unlucky to have a cardiac arrest at the age of 18. He was extremely unlucky that the defibrillator that could have saved his life was only two minutes away, locked behind the gates of a school.”
Defibrillators in Police Vehicles · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Going back to the serious issue of cardiac arrests, the medical evidence shows that for every minute without intervention, there is a 10% reduction in survival for individuals.…”
Defibrillators in Police Vehicles · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
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