“…Members will be pleased, I am sure, to hear that my remarks will be a bit shorter. Toxic air is a public health crisis—it is also an environmental crisis, but the health element, especially for our children, is what concerns me today.”
Record by topic
- Mental health147th of 89024.0
- Heart disease & stroke14th of 40721.0
- Learning disability & autism259th of 90515.0
- Cancer141st of 64112.0
- Maternity & neonatal78th of 45312.0
- A&E & ambulance response56th of 2726.0
- Rare diseases47th of 2076.0
- Children's health58th of 1653.0
- Public health & prevention427th of 7003.0
- NHS waiting lists334th of 5433.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)49th of 1463.0
- Adult social care & reform201st of 3973.0
- Dementia112th of 2633.0
Also active on heart disease & stroke
What they’ve said
“A stroke happens every five minutes: that is six lives changed in the time that we have been sitting in this Chamber. Two years ago, while I was sitting in the Chamber, my husband suffered a stroke.”
Engagements · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…When someone is living with a chronic and lifelong condition, that further adds to their distress. The rare diseases action plan, published earlier this month, sets out the importance of increasing awareness of rare diseases among professionals. Does my hon.”
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…So-called rare diseases such as EDSs are in fact common in the UK: one in 17 of us will be affected by a rare condition at some point in our lifetimes. I would like to pay tribute to my mother’s sister, Chandra Ratharanjithan, who passed away last night due to a rare cancer. She fought it with grace and dignity.”
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This Budget is a Labour Budget. It will cut waiting lists, tackle the national debt, prioritise cost of living pressures, and put working people first. On behalf of the 4,470 children and their families in my constituency who will be helped by the lifting of the two-child benefit cap, I thank the Chancellor for the mea…”
Budget Resolutions · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…All the evidence shows that that experience produces poorer educational outcomes, physical and mental health challenges, shorter life expectancy, higher rates of infant mortality and childhood illness—the list goes on. Shamefully, that problem grew under the last Tory Government.”
Budget Resolutions · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
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