The Rt Hon Rachel Reeves is the Labour MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 102nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 8%. 42 contributions since 2024-07-29.
What they’ve raised
Rachel Reeves has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through Commons speeches, with a particular focus on NHS waiting lists, which she highlighted as falling due to government investment—mentioning reductions of over 200,000 waiting times and improvements in specific regions. Her contributions span multiple policy areas including SEND education provision, poverty reduction strategies, and employment support for disabled people, typically framed within broader economic and fiscal policy discussions rather than health-specific debates. Her engagement has been notably comparative, contrasting Labour government performance on NHS metrics with SNP-governed Scotland's rising waiting lists.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists9th of 53080.0
- Learning disability & autism182nd of 89823.0
- Mental health219th of 86716.0
- Cancer170th of 61311.0
- Palliative & end of life care144th of 55211.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 2956.0
- Maternity & neonatal205th of 4275.0
- Adult social care & reform180th of 361
What they’ve said
“I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on running his fourth London marathon this week for a cancer charity. I know that cause is dear to his heart. He makes an important point.”
Conflict in the Middle East: Cost of Living · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Otherwise, I fear more increases in NHS waiting lists and worse results for kids at schools, because that is the SNP’s legacy.…”
Spring Forecast · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ng—two parties united in their intention to plunge nearly half a million children back into poverty at a single stroke. If you import failed Tory politicians, you get failed Tory policies too. Labour—and only Labour—has the right economic plan for our country. [Hon.”
Spring Forecast · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Sarwar and a Labour Government spending that money, rather than the SNP wasting it and presiding over longer NHS waiting lists.…”
Spring Forecast · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“When I visited Kettering with my hon. Friend recently, it was just ahead of the capital investment in new SEND provision in her constituency, so that more young people—some of the most vulnerable—can be educated locally in Kettering, with better outcomes for them.”