Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern

Labour — Birkenhead

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 October 2026

Debate

National Care Service

Contribution

I could not have put the argument better myself. That is exactly the trauma that I am referring to. It is a terrible thing to see an older loved one in hospital, which is not a good environment for them and is likely to make them ill through infection, lose mobility or other things. Nobody wants that. As I said to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) a moment ago, this proposal is the right thing financially, but frankly, it has to be done for quality of life reasons.

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