Steve Witherden
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 334th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 26%. 19 contributions since 2024-10-31.
Record by topic
- Mental health157th of 86921.0
- Learning disability & autism314th of 96715.0
- Unpaid carers91st of 2776.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Public health & prevention299th of 7346.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- Children's health56th of 1583.0
- Palliative & end of life care344th of 5733.0
- Cancer355th of 6133.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking40th of 1323.0
- Diabetes65th of 1873.0
What they’ve said
“…rauma of living in insecure, temporary and often dangerous conditions can have lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, housing stability and economic prospects.”
Rough Sleeping: Families with Children · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Some 17,600 people in Wales are known to be living with type 1 diabetes. Like England, we do not yet have a national screening programme. In 2018, the Cardiff and Vale university health board introduced a series of quality improvement initiatives to support earlier diagnoses.”
Type 1 Diabetes: Infant Testing · 2026-03-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…nto 15 years of temporary, precarious status risks destabilising the workforce even further, increasing delayed hospital discharges and placing yet more pressure on unpaid family carers? We must retain the five-year route to ILR, halt the retrospective application of these changes and honour the terms that workers orig…”
Indefinite Leave to Remain · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Years later, many remain burdened by unimaginable debt, some disgusting smears, declining mental health and the loss of homes, businesses and livelihoods. I was an advocate for some of these under-represented people in my previous role as the NASUWT national executive member for the six counties of north Wales.”
Covid-19: Financial Support · 2026-01-15 ·