All articles written by Steve Brine MP on PoliticsHome.com

29 Mar 2024 Health

The NHS Parliamentary Awards give a chance to recognise unsung heroes

As Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, I have the privilege of visiting NHS services right across the country and I am always impressed by the resilience and dedication of their staff, despite the challenges which the health service faces.

04 Oct 2023 Health

The PM has taken a genuinely long-term decision on smoking that will save lives

The Prime Minister’s announcement today that he will follow the New Zealand model, to create a smoke-free generation in England by changing the law so children turning 14 or younger this year can never buy cigarettes in their lifetime, is the very embodiment of a long-term decision.

21 Jul 2023 Health

Preventing ill-health is vital to ensure the NHS survives another 75 years

The achievements of the NHS over three-quarters of a century are remarkable and much spoken of. Ensuring our national health service has a healthy future cannot be taken for granted.

12 Jun 2023 Environment

It’s time to use our world-leading Environment Act to tackle deforestation

Protecting and restoring what's left of the world's forests is crucial to meeting our climate and biodiversity goals. After years of progress, the rate of deforestation is again increasing. Between 2015 and 2020, we lost 10m hectares a year.

18 Apr 2023 Health

Celebrating the work of our incredible doctors and nurses is vital as we mark 75 years of the NHS

The NHS is one of our nation’s proudest achievements and this year marks the service reaching its 75th birthday.

31 Oct 2022 Health

I would bring experience and credibility as chair of the Health and Social Care Committee

We’re all known for one thing during our time in Parliament. For me, it’s health and I think I have a strong record on the subject – in government and on the backbenches – working collegiately and respectfully with MPs from every party.

22 Mar 2022 Health

The Treasury can't bail everyone out – let’s impose a levy on the tobacco industry instead

The past two years have laid bare underlying health disparities across the UK.

01 Dec 2021 Health

Significant cuts to our overseas aid budget have jeopardised efforts to eradicate HIV by 2030

Forty years on from the discovery of the first AIDS cases, this World AIDS Day should serve as a turning point in the global health response. It is a time to remember those we have lost to AIDS, show our support for those living with and affected by HIV, and to renew our commitment to ending AIDS by 2030.

28 Sep 2021 Energy

Decarbonising the heat sector will protect consumers from future energy cost spikes

It’s time to level up our buildings and energy infrastructure and release the UK from its vulnerability to volatile fossil fuels.

10 Sep 2021 Coronavirus

We can’t afford to let Covid-19 derail progress tackling other infectious diseases

As we return from recess, it’s clear that infectious diseases didn’t take a summer vacation.

16 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

G7 showed there’s much still to do in the global fight against HIV and AIDS

The world is sleepwalking towards a new AIDS emergency, and we need urgent action to get the response back on track. Government should start by reversing foreign aid cuts.

26 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

The Covid-19 vaccine must give us immunity from lockdown as well as the virus

The roadmap is a return to freedom, but it’s too slow and doesn’t base itself on the data or demonstrate a belief in vaccines.

21 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

By the end of April there will be no justification for Covid legislative restrictions

When the top nine priority groups have been offered a vaccine, we must be allowed to return to normal life.

28 Jan 2020 Home affairs

As Justice Select Committee Chair, I will hold Ministers to account without fear or favour

Writing about his bid to be Justice Select Committee chair, Steve Brine MP says it time for an "energetic gear change" on Committee corridor.

12 Apr 2018 Health

Childhood Obesity Plan is just the start of the conversation, not the final word

Behaviour change is extraordinarily difficult, and no challenge is greater than making healthy habits easier for the nation, says Health Minister, Steve Brine MP.