Kim Leadbeater is the Labour MP for Spen Valley, and has been an MP continually since 1 July 2021. Sits on the Women and Equalities Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 17th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 1%. 163 contributions since 2024-07-17.
What they’ve raised
Kim Leadbeater has made 40 debate speeches across six health and social care topics, with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill constituting her primary focus across multiple speeches in June 2025. Her contributions on assisted dying emphasised the inadequacies of current UK law, the experiences of terminally ill patients and bereaved families, and the safeguards contained within the proposed legislation, while she has also advocated for palliative care assessments and engaged with stakeholders including palliative care professionals and hospice organisations. She additionally raised concerns about Postural Tachycardia Syndrome as a rare disease affecting constituents, highlighting diagnostic delays and the need for regional specialist support and NHS pathways.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Assisted dying3rd of 347303.0
- Palliative & end of life care4th of 552243.0
- Mental health31st of 86787.0
- Cancer16th of 61357.0
- Learning disability & autism249th of 89815.0
- Heart disease & stroke38th of 3869.0
- Rare diseases26th of 1989.0
- GP access28th of 232
What they’ve said
“…Friend for being so generous with her time in giving way. As we can see from today’s debate, this is not a rare condition. Maybe some people think that it is rare, but it affects many people, including Helen, who lives in Roberttown in my constituency.”
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome · 2025-10-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Every royal college has a neutral position on assisted dying because of that. I have been pleased to work with Members on all sides of the debate to ensure that this legislation is something that Parliament can be proud of, and the many safeguards in this Bill ensure that only terminally ill patients who are eligible u…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e through the inclusion of multidisciplinary panels, widening the provision for professionals to opt out of the assisted dying process, providing additional employment protections, or prohibiting the advertising of assisted dying, cross-party working has strengthened the Bill.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank him for his intervention, but I would say, as I have said previously, that people working in palliative care have a mixed range of views on this subject. I have met with palliative care doctors, and some are very supportive of a change in the law because of the suffering they have seen.”