Parliamentary Health Monitor

Week of 9 November 2026Both Houses sittingUpdated 13 November 2026, 19:39 UTC

Sadik Al-Hassan, Labour: 4 this weekFleur Anderson, Labour: 4 this weekDr Scott Arthur, Labour: 5 this weekOlivia Bailey, Labour: 1 this weekDanny Beales, Labour: 4 this weekHilary Benn, Labour: 1 this weekRichard Burgon, Labour: 1 this weekNesil Caliskan, Labour: 1 this weekMarkus Campbell-Savours, Labour: 1 this weekBambos Charalambous, Labour: 2 this weekBen Coleman, Labour: 1 this weekYvette Cooper, Labour: 1 this weekPam Cox, Labour: 3 this weekNeil Coyle, Labour: 2 this weekJanet Daby, Labour: 1 this weekEmily Darlington, Labour: 2 this weekPaul Davies, Labour: 1 this weekMr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Labour: 6 this weekPeter Dowd, Labour: 1 this weekNeil Duncan-Jordan, Labour: 1 this weekMaria Eagle, Labour: 12 this weekMaya Ellis, Labour: 1 this weekJosh Fenton-Glynn, Labour: 1 this weekMary Kelly Foy, Labour: 2 this weekDaniel Francis, Labour: 11 this weekGill Furniss, Labour: 2 this weekBarry Gardiner, Labour: 2 this weekPaulette Hamilton, Labour: 1 this weekHelen Hayes, Labour: 3 this weekJonathan Hinder, Labour: 2 this weekImran Hussain, Labour: 1 this weekTerry Jermy, Labour: 1 this weekAdam Jogee, Labour: 1 this weekDame Diana Johnson, Labour: 1 this weekKim Johnson, Labour: 2 this weekRuth Jones, Labour: 2 this weekGurinder Singh Josan, Labour: 1 this weekLaura Kyrke-Smith, Labour: 1 this weekEmma Lewell, Labour: 5 this weekRebecca Long Bailey, Labour: 1 this weekAndy MacNae, Labour: 2 this weekAmanda Martin, Labour: 7 this weekAlison McGovern, Labour: 10 this weekAlex McIntyre, Labour: 1 this weekMs Julie Minns, Labour: 7 this weekNavendu Mishra, Labour: 6 this weekGrahame Morris, Labour: 5 this weekJames Naish, Labour: 1 this weekSamantha Niblett, Labour: 2 this weekDr Simon Opher, Labour: 2 this weekKate Osborne, Labour: 1 this weekLee Pitcher, Labour: 1 this weekDr Peter Prinsley, Labour: 2 this weekBell Ribeiro-Addy, Labour: 9 this weekMs Marie Rimmer, Labour: 2 this weekMichelle Scrogham, Labour: 4 this weekSarah Smith, Labour: 1 this weekEuan Stainbank, Labour: 1 this weekAdam Thompson, Labour: 6 this weekMatt Western, Labour: 1 this weekSean Woodcock, Labour: 1 this weekRosie Wrighting, Labour: 2 this weekYuan Yang, Labour: 1 this weekSteve Yemm, Labour: 1 this weekStuart Andrew, Conservative: 1 this weekSteve Barclay, Conservative: 1 this weekSaqib Bhatti, Conservative: 2 this weekSir Christopher Chope, Conservative: 1 this weekAlberto Costa, Conservative: 2 this weekSir Oliver Dowden, Conservative: 2 this weekDr Luke Evans, Conservative: 4 this weekSir Ashley Fox, Conservative: 2 this weekMr Louie French, Conservative: 2 this weekMark Garnier, Conservative: 4 this weekSir John Hayes, Conservative: 2 this weekDamian Hinds, Conservative: 5 this weekKevin Hollinrake, Conservative: 2 this weekSir Bernard Jenkin, Conservative: 2 this weekEsther McVey, Conservative: 1 this weekWendy Morton, Conservative: 9 this weekNeil O'Brien, Conservative: 1 this weekBen Obese-Jecty, Conservative: 1 this weekShivani Raja, Conservative: 10 this weekDr Neil Shastri-Hurst, Conservative: 1 this weekMr Andrew Snowden, Conservative: 1 this weekBlake Stephenson, Conservative: 1 this weekBradley Thomas, Conservative: 1 this weekMartin Vickers, Conservative: 2 this weekMike Wood, Conservative: 3 this weekSteff Aquarone, Liberal Democrat: 6 this weekJosh Babarinde, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekDavid Chadwick, Liberal Democrat: 2 this weekWendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekDr Danny Chambers, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekChris Coghlan, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekAdam Dance, Liberal Democrat: 11 this weekSteve Darling, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekMr Lee Dillon, Liberal Democrat: 5 this weekMr Will Forster, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekZöe Franklin, Liberal Democrat: 2 this weekOlly Glover, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekTom Gordon, Liberal Democrat: 5 this weekLiz Jarvis, Liberal Democrat: 4 this weekClive Jones, Liberal Democrat: 10 this weekBen Maguire, Liberal Democrat: 3 this weekHelen Maguire, Liberal Democrat: 9 this weekCalum Miller, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekJohn Milne, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekLayla Moran, Liberal Democrat: 7 this weekHelen Morgan, Liberal Democrat: 8 this weekTom Morrison, Liberal Democrat: 5 this weekTessa Munt, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekIan Roome, Liberal Democrat: 4 this weekAnna Sabine, Liberal Democrat: 2 this weekDr Roz Savage, Liberal Democrat: 5 this weekVikki Slade, Liberal Democrat: 4 this weekLisa Smart, Liberal Democrat: 2 this weekIan Sollom, Liberal Democrat: 3 this weekCaroline Voaden, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekMartin Wrigley, Liberal Democrat: 3 this weekChris Evans, Labour (Co-op): 4 this weekPreet Kaur Gill, Labour (Co-op): 3 this weekSally Jameson, Labour (Co-op): 4 this weekRachael Maskell, Labour (Co-op): 1 this weekCameron Thomas, Independent: 5 this weekLee Anderson, Reform UK: 3 this weekAndrew Rosindell, Reform UK: 1 this weekSeamus Logan, Scottish National Party: 5 this weekAdrian Ramsay, Green Party: 4 this weekJim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party: 5 this weekRupert Lowe, Restore Britain: 1 this weekLord Black of Brentwood, Conservative: 3 this weekBaroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, Conservative: 1 this weekLord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Conservative: 1 this weekBaroness Coffey, Conservative: 21 this weekLord Evans of Rainow, Conservative: 4 this weekLord Harlech, Conservative: 1 this weekBaroness Hodgson of Abinger, Conservative: 1 this weekEarl Howe, Conservative: 9 this weekLord Kamall, Conservative: 24 this weekLord Lansley, Conservative: 6 this weekBaroness Manzoor, Conservative: 3 this weekBaroness Neville-Rolfe, Conservative: 3 this weekBaroness Redfern, Conservative: 5 this weekBaroness Sater, Conservative: 1 this weekLord Singh of Solihull, Conservative: 1 this weekLord Wei, Conservative: 1 this weekLord Young of Cookham, Conservative: 3 this weekBaroness Adams of Craigielea, Labour: 1 this weekBaroness Berger, Labour: 3 this weekLord Blunkett, Labour: 1 this weekBaroness Bousted, Labour: 1 this weekBaroness Hayter of Kentish Town, Labour: 1 this weekLord Hunt of Kings Heath, Labour: 20 this weekBaroness Hyde of Bemerton, Labour: 18 this weekBaroness McIntosh of Hudnall, Labour: 2 this weekBaroness Merron, Labour: 58 this weekBaroness Morgan of Drefelin, Labour: 1 this weekBaroness Nargund, Labour: 6 this weekBaroness Pitkeathley, Labour: 1 this weekBaroness Ritchie of Downpatrick, Labour: 8 this weekBaroness Royall of Blaisdon, Labour: 1 this weekBaroness Thornton, Labour: 2 this weekLord Watts, Labour: 1 this weekBaroness Boycott, Crossbench: 3 this weekBaroness Cass, Crossbench: 3 this weekLord Crisp, Crossbench: 1 this weekBaroness Finlay of Llandaff, Crossbench: 6 this weekBaroness Gerada, Crossbench: 1 this weekBaroness Grey-Thompson, Crossbench: 1 this weekBaroness Hayman, Crossbench: 3 this weekBaroness Hollins, Crossbench: 1 this weekLord Kakkar, Crossbench: 2 this weekBaroness Kidron, Crossbench: 1 this weekLord Mawson, Crossbench: 3 this weekBaroness Murphy, Crossbench: 1 this weekLord Patel, Crossbench: 3 this weekLord Stevens of Birmingham, Crossbench: 6 this weekLord Tarassenko, Crossbench: 4 this weekBaroness Watkins of Tavistock, Crossbench: 1 this weekBaroness Barker, Liberal Democrat: 5 this weekLord Clement-Jones, Liberal Democrat: 3 this weekBaroness Hussein-Ece, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekBaroness Janke, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekBaroness Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat: 18 this weekLord Rennard, Liberal Democrat: 5 this weekBaroness Scott of Needham Market, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekLord Scriven, Liberal Democrat: 21 this weekLord Sharkey, Liberal Democrat: 1 this weekLord Austin of Dudley, Non-affiliated: 1 this weekLord Cashman, Non-affiliated: 1 this weekBaroness Chisholm of Owlpen, Non-affiliated: 1 this weekLord Doyle, Non-affiliated: 1 this weekBaroness Foster of Aghadrumsee, Non-affiliated: 1 this weekLord Patel of Bradford, Non-affiliated: 7 this weekLord Weir of Ballyholme, Democratic Unionist Party: 1 this weekBaroness Bennett of Manor Castle, Green Party: 15 this weekBaroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, Green Party: 1 this week
House of Commons, 650 MPsHouse of Lords, 815 peersOne mark per member. The 198 darker marks asked the health department a written question or spoke in a health debate this week.

The week in brief

Quotations are copied from Hansard.

LordsHealth Bill, committee day 4

Peers press for an NHS digital sovereignty strategy, and the minister declines

Crossbench and Liberal Democrat peers argued that contracts for the single patient record should weigh UK jurisdiction and domestic capability when they are awarded. Baroness Merron replied that she was “not able to commit to an NHS digital sovereignty strategy, nor additional legislation”. Lord Tarassenko withdrew his amendment and said he expects to return to it on Report. Three more committee days are scheduled, on 17, 23 and 25 November.

Lord Tarassenko Crossbench, Lords, Baroness Merron Lab, Lords, Lord Clement-Jones LD, Lords, Baroness Kidron Crossbench, Lords
Lords Hansard, 11 November

CommonsSelect committee report

Health Committee calls for a cross-Cabinet committee on obesity

Presenting the committee’s sixth report, The obesity moonshot, committee chair Layla Moran said obesity affects a third of adults and costs the Government at least £74 billion a year, a condition “for which they have no coherent plan”. The committee wants a cross-Cabinet committee to join up departments. Government responses to committee reports are normally due within two months.

Layla Moran LD, Commons
Commons Hansard, 12 November

CommonsPrivate member’s bill

Minister declines a cancer reporting law; debate adjourned to February

Clive Jones’s Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill had its second reading debate on 13 November. Alison McGovern replied that “It is not the Government’s view that we need further legislation”, while saying independent checks on cancer outcomes must improve. The debate was adjourned and is due to resume on 5 February 2027.

Clive Jones LD, Commons, Alison McGovern Lab, Commons
Commons Hansard, 13 November

LordsRegulations

Tobacco age-of-sale regulations clear the Lords before the 1 January start

Two sets of regulations under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 were approved on 11 November. From 1 January 2027 it will be an offence to sell tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Baroness Merron said a national awareness campaign starts on 16 November. A Commons committee considers the same regulations on 17 November.

Baroness Merron Lab, Lords, Lord Rennard LD, Lords
Lords Grand Committee, 10 November

Hot topics

The three topics furthest above their own usual week, among those with at least 20 questions and speeches. Usual means the topic’s average sitting week since May. Bars show written questions per week since 31 August; gaps are recess.

GPs, pharmacy and dentistry

47% above its usual week

The £40 million winter programme for general practice drew follow-up questions on where the money comes from, and MPs asked when the consultation on a new NHS dental contract will launch. A petition on NHS dentistry in Dorset was presented, and peers debated integrated care boards taking on primary care commissioning in the Health Bill.

Week of Mon 31 Aug: 17Week of Mon 7 Sep: 24Week of Mon 14 Sep: 14Week of Mon 21 Sep: 0Week of Mon 28 Sep: 0Week of Mon 5 Oct: 61Week of Mon 12 Oct: 27Week of Mon 19 Oct: 15Week of Mon 26 Oct: 23Week of Mon 2 Nov: 20Week of Mon 9 Nov: 37

95 mentions this week
37 questions, 58 speeches, 0 events ahead

Cancer

37% above its usual week

Questions this week centre on the National Cancer Plan’s commitments for children and young people, and on brain tumours. The Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill was debated on 13 November, with the minister declining new legislation, and a backbench debate on inequalities in cancer care follows on 26 November.

Week of Mon 31 Aug: 24Week of Mon 7 Sep: 20Week of Mon 14 Sep: 9Week of Mon 21 Sep: 0Week of Mon 28 Sep: 0Week of Mon 5 Oct: 45Week of Mon 12 Oct: 39Week of Mon 19 Oct: 31Week of Mon 26 Oct: 40Week of Mon 2 Nov: 15Week of Mon 9 Nov: 27

85 mentions this week
27 questions, 58 speeches, 3 events ahead

Medicines and clinical trials

24% above its usual week

MPs asked how quickly NICE-approved medicines reach patients, about clinical trial set-up times and about access to treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia. A Westminster Hall debate on the MHRA’s performance is set for 17 November, with a Lords question on access to clinical trials two days later.

Week of Mon 31 Aug: 14Week of Mon 7 Sep: 21Week of Mon 14 Sep: 24Week of Mon 21 Sep: 0Week of Mon 28 Sep: 0Week of Mon 5 Oct: 33Week of Mon 12 Oct: 27Week of Mon 19 Oct: 23Week of Mon 26 Oct: 16Week of Mon 2 Nov: 12Week of Mon 9 Nov: 37

56 mentions this week
37 questions, 19 speeches, 3 events ahead

This week in the Commons

8 debates and statements279 written questions2 committee sessions

Debates and statements

  1. Stepping Hill Hospital

    Adjournment debate, 13 speeches Tom Morrison LD, Commons

  3. GP Winter Proactive Care Programme

    Written statement, HCWS463 Dame Diana Johnson Lab, Commons

  4. Neurodiversity: Ministerial Role

    Westminster Hall debate, 13 speeches Adam Dance LD, Commons

  5. Tackling Obesity

    Select committee statement, 11 speeches Layla Moran LD, Commons

  6. NHS Dentistry

    Petition Vikki Slade LD, Commons

  7. Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill

    Second reading debate, 36 speeches Clive Jones LD, Commons

  8. Coastal Communities (Health) Bill

    Second reading debate, 27 speeches Steff Aquarone LD, Commons

Questions

279 written questions tabled to the health department by 105 MPs; 196 answered.

Asked about most: Medicines and clinical trials 32, GPs, pharmacy and dentistry 30, Cancer 27

Most questions: Daniel Francis Lab, Commons 11, Maria Eagle Lab, Commons 11, Shivani Raja Con, Commons 10

Next oral questions to the health department: Tuesday 24 November, 11:30

Committees

  2. Winter Pressures

    Oral evidence, Health and Social Care Committee

This week in the Lords

7 debates and statements49 written questions0 committee sessions

Debates and statements

  1. Health: Women and Pain

    Oral question, 18 speeches Baroness Nargund Lab, Lords

  2. Health Bill

    Committee stage, day 3, 105 speeches

  3. Neighbourhood Health Services

    Oral question, 18 speeches Lord Lansley Con, Lords

  4. Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 regulations

    Regulations, Grand Committee, 9 speeches Baroness Merron Lab, Lords

  6. Health Bill

    Committee stage, day 4, 117 speeches

  7. Health: HIV

    Oral question, 21 speeches Lord Black of Brentwood Con, Lords

Questions

49 written questions tabled to the health department by 16 peers; 67 answered.

Asked about most: NHS data and technology 10, Social care 8, Women's health and maternity 7

Most questions: Lord Kamall Con, Lords 12, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Lab, Lords 11, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick Lab, Lords 5

Committees

No health sessions in Lords committees this week.

Who is active

The six members in each House with the most speeches in health debates and written questions to the health department this week. Bars share one scale.

Commons

  1. ME
    Maria Eagle Lab, Commons

    Mostly on Medicines and clinical trials

    1 speech, 11 questions
  2. AD
    Adam Dance LD, Commons

    Mostly on Neurodiversity: Ministerial Role

    6 speeches, 5 questions
  3. DF
    Daniel Francis Lab, Commons

    Mostly on NHS finance and reorganisation

    11 questions
  4. AM
    Alison McGovern Lab, CommonsMinister

    Mostly on Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill

    10 speeches
  5. CJ
    Clive Jones LD, Commons

    Mostly on Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill

    10 speeches
  6. SR
    Shivani Raja Con, Commons

    Mostly on Palliative and end of life care

    10 questions

Lords

  1. M
    Baroness Merron Lab, LordsMinister

    Mostly on Health Bill

    58 speeches
  2. K
    Lord Kamall Con, Lords

    Mostly on Health Bill

    12 speeches, 12 questions
  3. S
    Lord Scriven LD, Lords

    Mostly on Health Bill

    19 speeches, 2 questions
  4. C
    Baroness Coffey Con, Lords

    Mostly on Health Bill

    21 speeches
  5. H
    Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Lab, Lords

    Mostly on Health Bill

    9 speeches, 11 questions
  6. P
    Baroness Pidgeon LD, Lords

    Mostly on Health Bill

    17 speeches, 1 question

The ten tracked topics, by questions and speeches this week

Bills in play

Stages and dates from Parliament’s bills service.

Health Bill

Government bill. A Bill to make provision about health and social care.

LordsCommittee stage
Next sitting Tuesday 17 November

  1. Commons
  2. First reading14 May
  3. Second reading1 Jun
  4. Committee16 Jul
  5. Report8 Sep
  6. Third reading8 Sep
  7. Lords
  8. First reading9 Sep
  9. Second reading13 Oct
  10. CommitteeDay 4 of 7 so far
  11. Report
  12. Third reading
  14. Amendments between the Houses
  15. Royal Assent

Private members’ bills on health with a date in the next fortnight

DateBillSponsorStage
Fri 20 NovComplications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]Lord Moylan Con, LordsLordsSecond reading
Fri 27 NovHospice Funding BillMr Paul Foster Lab, CommonsCommonsSecond reading

21 more private members’ bills on health have no sitting before 27 November. Few private members’ bills become law; they are listed because their sponsors are worth knowing.

Coming up

Health business scheduled in the next fortnight. Parliament confirms business about two weeks ahead, so later dates fill in as they are announced.

Monday 16 November

  1. Integrated Care Boards: re-organisation

    Oral evidence, Public Accounts Committee

Tuesday 17 November

  3. Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 regulations

    Delegated legislation committee

Wednesday 18 November

  1. Early onset cancer: What does the science tell us?

    Oral evidence, Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  2. Health and Homelessness

    Oral evidence, Health and Social Care Committee

  3. Community hospitals and step-down care

    Westminster Hall debate David Chadwick LD, Commons

Thursday 19 November

Friday 20 November

Monday 23 November

Tuesday 24 November

  2. Autism strategy

    Oral question Lord Touhig Lab, Lords

Wednesday 25 November

Thursday 26 November

Friday 27 November

  1. Hospice Funding Bill, second reading

    Private member’s bill Mr Paul Foster Lab, Commons