Dr Zubir Ahmed is the Labour MP for Glasgow South West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 39th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 3%. 84 contributions since 2024-12-02.
What they’ve raised
Dr Zubir Ahmed has engaged extensively with health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS digital infrastructure, maternity services, and mental health support including suicide prevention and eating disorders. His contributions frequently draw on his background as an NHS surgeon, addressing topics ranging from cancer and cardiovascular care to workforce staffing and waiting lists, whilst also advocating for evidence-based policy and improved women's health outcomes. He has notably promoted the NHS Federated Data Platform as a tool for improving operational efficiency and reducing surgical waiting times.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health14th of 867105.0
- Cancer20th of 61348.0
- Learning disability & autism118th of 89830.0
- Adult social care & reform13th of 36127.0
- Public health & prevention42nd of 68327.0
- A&E & ambulance response12th of 24824.0
- Palliative & end of life care64th of 55221.0
- NHS waiting lists34th of 530
What they’ve said
“…Friend therefore consider ensuring that women in maternity are the first in line to be the beneficiaries of that science and evidence, whether through the single patient record or having access to their maternity care records? That data can make sure that poor care has nowhere to hide.”
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…She is a credit to her sister and to this place, and in the way she has taken forward the assisted dying debate, on which we have differing views. Does she agree that the space and the toxicity she talks about is a social media landscape now, much more than it was even 10 years ago? We have a responsibility not to leav…”
Legacy of Jo Cox · 2026-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Twenty-one years ago, when I started my NHS career as a junior doctor, there were Labour Governments in every part of Britain, and I was proud to have practised in every single nation of our country.”
Health Bill · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…can more responsibly leverage the algorithms to generate discussion, not silence it, about reproductive rights, cancer awareness, menstruation, menopause and everything else that she has mentioned?…”
Women’s Health and Wellbeing: Online Censorship · 2026-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗