Yasmin Qureshi is the Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 379th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 30%. 17 contributions since 2024-10-30.
What they’ve raised
Yasmin Qureshi has engaged extensively on health and social care through 17 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS dentistry access (co-chairing the all-parliamentary group on the topic) and learning disability and autism provision, including constituents' experiences with SEND postcode lotteries. She has also raised concerns about A&E corridor care following a personal medical experience, NHS waiting lists, public health issues including childhood obesity rates in Bolton, and maternity provision. Her contributions reflect a sustained engagement across multiple health topics, with emphasis on systemic failures and the need for adequate government funding and reform.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism249th of 89815.0
- NHS waiting lists99th of 53012.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1919.0
- A&E & ambulance response53rd of 2486.0
- Heart disease & stroke69th of 3866.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking40th of 1323.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 139
What they’ve said
“…The next day I had an MRI scan and then went to see a neurologist and a stroke team. Let me be absolutely clear: I do not blame the hospital or the staff. They were professional and compassionate throughout.”
NHS Corridor Care · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am proud to speak in this debate. I declare that I co-chair the all-parliamentary group on dentistry and oral health. I have been working on this issue for the best part of a decade, raising it with Ministers in the previous Government, and I have to say that the scale of the challenge that this Government inherited…”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. I could go on and on explaining how evidence is presented, but all I will say from my years of experience—not just in the CPS, but in the independent Bar as well—is that I have gone through thousands of pages of documents, and juries have reacted to that and been able to dea…”
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) · 2026-04-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…One family told me that their autistic son becomes extremely distressed by unexpected fireworks. He screams, hides and cannot settle for hours. They want him to enjoy celebrations like any other child, but unpredictable late-night fireworks make evenings frightening, rather than joyful.”
Fireworks (Noise Control etc) · 2025-12-03 ·