The MP thanked the Speaker for granting him this debate. He highlighted that the healthcare services in his rural constituency are inadequate due to a 17-year period of centralisation which stripped back local health services. Key issues include delays in vaccinations, recruitment and retention challenges for GPs and other healthcare workers, lack of travel reimbursement, and reduced funding leading to higher costs for locum staff (£21 million spent on locum staffing). The MP also emphasised the need for restoration of maternity services and women’s health provision. He highlighted long waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health assessments (three years) and neurodevelopmental screenings (four years), advocating for urgent intervention.