Biography
Streeting has engaged extensively through 40 debate speeches on NHS recovery and reform, with particular emphasis on waiting lists, maternity care, and workforce issues. His contributions reflect a focus on Government progress—including falling waiting lists, diagnostic centre expansion, and increased NHS investment—while also addressing challenges such as strike action and service quality concerns. Key themes include modernisation of NHS services, investment in diagnostics and specialist care, and accountability for underperforming trusts.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion (Siân Berry). I will pick up on her last point, which was a challenge to all of us. There is always a danger, especially when you are a politician and you aspire to a better type of politics and a better type of discourse, that people will go through yea…”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists1st of 534279.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing1st of 302249.0
- GP access1st of 241177.0
- Mental health8th of 880156.0
- Cancer6th of 622135.0
- A&E & ambulance response1st of 258132.0
- Public health & prevention9th of 68893.0
- Adult social care & reform4th of 37675.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking1st of 13969.0
- Maternity & neonatal6th of 43869.0
- Health inequalities3rd of 28863.0
- Palliative & end of life care26th of 56848.0
- Dentistry access3rd of 19445.0
- Heart disease & stroke5th of 39833.0
- Children's health3rd of 15730.0
- Dementia11th of 25121.0
- Unpaid carers26th of 28318.0
- Learning disability & autism221st of 89918.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)15th of 1429.0
- Diabetes21st of 1909.0
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
What they’ve said
“…It will come as no surprise to anyone that I strongly support the Bill. The latest NHS waiting list figures show the biggest cut to NHS waiting lists for 17 years, and as we heard from the Tories today, they cannot stand it.”
Health Bill · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…his is our generational challenge: not only to deal with the immediate issues of affordability, small boats and NHS waiting lists, but to face up to a turbulent world being remade by climate change and the biggest and fastest industrial revolution in the history of the world; to make sure that no one is left behind and…”
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Waiting lists fell by 110,000 in March—the biggest fall in a single month outside of the pandemic for 17 years. Ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes are now the fastest in five years, patient satisfaction with access to general practice has gone from 60% to 75%, and at a time when public trust in poli…”
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am delighted to announce that we are investing in 36 new and better community diagnostic centres in shopping centres and high streets across England. This is what a Labour Government deliver: the biggest expansion in diagnostics in a generation, shorter waits for tests, checks and scans, and an NHS on the road to rec…”
Topical Questions · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As I reported only this morning on BBC West Midlands, we are bringing down waiting lists in his area and across the west midlands, and we will make further and faster progress; that is what a Labour Government do.”
Topical Questions · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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