The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer is the Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 7th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 1%. 250 contributions since 2024-07-17.
What they’ve raised
Sir Keir Starmer has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with a particular focus on NHS performance metrics including waiting list reductions described as "the fastest rate for 17 years" and expansion of mental health services through recruitment of 8,700 extra workers and opening of 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centres. He has addressed specific cases including cancer patients accessing clinical trials and maternity care improvements following Baroness Amos's recommendations, while also raising dental access expansion and reforms to urgent care provision. His contributions have frequently contextualised health service achievements within broader government economic and social policy, while occasionally addressing individual patient cases raised by colleagues.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists2nd of 530234.0
- Mental health13th of 867111.0
- Learning disability & autism14th of 89892.0
- Cancer10th of 61384.0
- Maternity & neonatal7th of 42751.0
- Palliative & end of life care28th of 55245.0
- A&E & ambulance response7th of 24833.0
- Adult social care & reform20th of 361
What they’ve said
“…She reached out to me then, and when my brother died of cancer she reached out to me privately, not across this Dispatch Box. I thank her for that and for the tribute that she just made to my wife and children, who mean the world to me. I do thank her for that.”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“This incident is completely unacceptable. Every customer deserves reliable, resilient services, particularly during extreme heat, when there is a risk to public health. The Water Minister has met the company’s leadership to demand improvements, and we will follow up in that way.”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We pulled the levers to strengthen our public services and NHS waiting lists are coming down at the fastest rate for 17 years. We have pulled a big lever on child poverty, and this Government are doing more on child poverty than any Government ever, including previous Labour Governments.”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Billie, who is sitting in the Gallery in front of me, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023. She was there when we launched our plan for change and has been a tireless advocate for better cancer care.”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗