Justin Madders is the Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport). Sits on the Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 64th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 5%. 60 contributions since 2024-10-23.
What they’ve raised
Justin Madders has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on unpaid carers, mental health, and NHS workforce issues. His contributions span employment rights legislation affecting carers and working families, parental leave reform including neonatal care provisions, and data on disability and mental health prevalence among legal aid recipients. He has advocated notably for unpaid carers' entitlements and engaged substantively on cross-cutting issues including maternity, social care, and public health policy development.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal7th of 42751.0
- Adult social care & reform8th of 36139.0
- Learning disability & autism118th of 89830.0
- Unpaid carers17th of 27727.0
- Mental health122nd of 86727.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing23rd of 29512.0
- Public health & prevention181st of 6839.0
- Palliative & end of life care318th of 552
What they’ve said
“…Some 40% had a mental health condition, and around 10% had some kind of learning disability. Those figures seem alarmingly large. I wonder whether the Minister has any thoughts on that, or perhaps he could go away and look into it.…”
Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Anti-social Behaviour and Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 · 2026-07-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…With 1.3 million people on council house waiting lists, the problem is obvious for all to see. Secondly on housing, the long-awaited draft commonhold and leasehold reform Bill will bring us closer to ending the feudal leasehold system.”
Backing Business to Create Economic Growth · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am convinced that taking this step would affect those most impacted by noise—those with certain mental health conditions, those who are neurodiverse and those who care about the welfare of animals—and could be done without taking anything away from the people who enjoy fireworks.”
Sale of Fireworks · 2026-01-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“That is an interesting suggestion. I think a lot of Members are concerned about how this will relate to the security services, because we have had many examples in the past of where they have done things that we would rather had not happened.”