Sarah Jones is the Labour MP for Croydon West, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Home Office).
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 250th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 20%. 25 contributions since 2025-01-28.
What they’ve raised
Sarah Jones has engaged substantially on crime and policing matters through 25 debate speeches, with particular focus on knife crime, public order legislation, and the intersection of policing with mental health provision. Her contributions reflect engagement across multiple crime-related issues including retail theft, police conduct, and youth violence prevention, though her stated health and social care topics do not appear prominently in the recent extracts provided. She has emphasised the need for youth services investment, education-based violence prevention, and coordination between emergency services and other agencies in tackling crime.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health226th of 86715.0
- Public health & prevention91st of 68315.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8983.0
- Maternity & neonatal227th of 4273.0
- Adult social care & reform180th of 3613.0
What they’ve said
“…We often have a wider debate within policing about the huge quantity of time that is spent responding to mental health issues, when other services should be doing that, so there is a general nervousness about that.”
Defibrillators in Police Vehicles · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“None of us would say for one second that we are anything other than appalled by what we see happening in Iran. None of us supports the Iranian Government and none of us supports the IRGC.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We are now. The time has come for the will of the elected House to prevail. We have listened and responded positively to the great majority of amendments put forward by the House of Lords. We should send these amendments back in the hope, and indeed the expectation, that it will be for the last time.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They may also extend beyond those mandated agencies to include child and adolescent mental health services, education inclusion teams, voluntary and community organisations, and local early help services.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗