Preet Kaur Gill MP

Labour/Co-Op MP for #Birmingham #Edgbaston @DHSCgovuk [email protected] 0121-392-8426

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

@andyburnham is right government must be judged on delivery.

In health, that means getting life saving innovations out of laboratories and into the NHS, improving care, saving lives & ensuring Britain leads in life sciences.

My New Statesman article👇

https://t.co/E9XDSpSQ9l

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

I know I’m usually in Liverpool to support the Blues… but the next few days are all about the Reds 🌹

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

We've all walked past them.

The empty shop that's been boarded up for years. The old cinema gathering dust. The building everyone says, "someone should do something about that."

Well, that's exactly what I'm doing.

We're investing £210 million to help bring neglected high street buildings back into use - turning empty spaces into community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.

The funding will also help communities save spaces like pubs and sports clubs and support co-operatives so local people can share directly in their area's success.

People don't measure growth by looking at a spreadsheet. They measure it by looking at their local high street.

That's how we restore pride and bring hope back. Not by telling people things are getting better, but by giving them the power to see and feel the difference where they live.

[IPPR @IPPR]

Public service reform at scale: What’s it really going to take?

👉 @PreetKGillMP
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👉 @helen_macnamara
👉 @sarahgillinson
👉 Dawn Plimmer
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Tuesday 29 September, 12.30 - 13.30, Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool w/ @Innovation_Unit @CollaborateCIC

[Health Innovation West Midlands @HealthInnovWM]

How do we make the West Midlands one of the best places to develop, test, adopt & scale health innovation?

A key message from our Innovator Summit: we’re not short of great ideas. The challenge is turning them into impact, getting proven innovations to patients & the NHS faster.

[Blue Labour @blue_labour]

Great discussion about Blue Labour, immigration, identity politics, and the need for a new economic model with @Jonathan_Hinder

https://t.co/uqA7gHXKzr

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Great to give a keynote at Health Innovation West Midlands at the University of Birmingham.

Britain has world leading science and innovation. The challenge is turning it into better care for patients, while creating the investment, jobs and growth. #LSW26 #LifeSciences

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Britain is brilliant at discovery. We now need to get much better at backing our businesses, adopting innovation and turning that science into better care, jobs and growth.

We invent the future here. We should build it here too. My @NewStatesman piece👇🏽https://t.co/E9XDSpTnYT

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Vulnerable people deserve a safe home and proper support. Residents deserve to feel safe in their own communities.

For too long, Birmingham has carried the consequences of a broken exempt accommodation system. I have written about what needs to change.👇🏽
https://t.co/i50VvdgrLI

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

We've all heard someone say 'school wasn't really for me’.

And we should think about why that is. Our system is set up to reward young people who thrive in academic subjects and exams, but what about those who learn best by getting stuck in and doing things?

Too often they're left behind.

So we’re introducing new vocational GCSEs - proper, nationally recognised qualifications giving young people practical, hands-on learning that they can study alongside Maths, English and Science.

And we’re creating 200,000 more work experience opportunities, so every teenager gets the chance to experience the world of work before they leave school.

A one-size fits all approach simply doesn't work - I want to build an education system that values both academic and technical paths and gives all young people hope that their future will be brighter, whether it starts at university or not.

[Health Innovation West Midlands @HealthInnovWM]

At our Health Tech & Life Sciences Innovator Summit we've heard from HIWM Chair Jonathan Pearson, @PreetKGillMP & HIWM CEO Amanda Risino about the opportunities for innovators in the West Midlands, one of the
fastest-growing & most diverse health innovation ecosystems in the UK.

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Pleased to visit Harborne Primary School and celebrate its Inclusion Quality Mark Inclusive School Award.

It recognises the school’s work to ensure every child feels valued, supported and able to thrive.

Congratulations to pupils, leadership and dedicated long standing staff!

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

£1.17 million for Bartley Green Scouts

Government funding through the Youth Investment Fund has delivered a new centre where young people can meet, grow in confidence and build skills for life.

A fantastic investment in Bartley Green’s future. 👇🏽

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

This is why I'm in New York.

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Patients and families often know when something is not right. They must be heard.

I am so pleased Martha’s Rule will be rolled out across every A&E in England, giving patients, loved ones and NHS staff the right to request an urgent review of care.

A lasting legacy for Martha.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

A system known as Martha's rule is being rolled out across every A&E department in England - allowing patients, their relatives and NHS staff to ask for a review of their care.

The system is named after 13 year old Martha Mills, who died from sepsis in 2021.

Her family's concerns about her treatment had been ignored - and the coroner ruled that she would probably have survived if she had been moved to intensive care earlier.

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

I am deeply disappointed that Harborne High Street’s Post Office is set to close.

As the local MP, I have written to the Post Office CEO and am working with Harborne Village BID to explore alternative locations and protect these vital services for residents.

Read my letter 👇🏽

[Murria Solicitors @murriasols]

Our Charity Law Specialist, Mukesh Murria, a local resident, is providing pro bono legal support to the community effort to protect Sir Richard’s Drive green space in Harborne.
Thank you @PreetKGillMP and everyone involved https://t.co/eiBLtiErsV

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

This is deeply personal to me. I experienced three miscarriages, and I know how devastating pregnancy loss can be.

No woman or partner should have to return to work while grieving. This change in the law will give families the time and space they need.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

It’s estimated that one in five women in the UK will experience a miscarriage in their lifetime.

But if you lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, there is currently no legal right to bereavement leave.

I don’t think that’s right.

Losing a pregnancy can be devastating. You and your partner shouldn’t have to worry about going straight back to work.

So we’re changing the law.

From April, women and their partners will be entitled to two weeks off after any pregnancy loss.

And we’re making wider changes, with new rights to time off when you lose someone you love.

When you’re grieving, you deserve the time and space to do that.

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Life Sciences Week has kicked off here in Birmingham.

Our ambition is to turn the Life Sciences Sector Plan into investment, jobs & better healthcare.

On panel, I set out how we attract investment into UK life sciences ensuring Birmingham and West Midlands are at heart of it.

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Proud to open Life Sciences Week 2026 here in Birmingham.

From pioneering X-rays, pacemakers to precision diagnostics & personalised cancer vaccines, our region has always led the way.

Now we must turn more breakthroughs into better care, good jobs & growing businesses

#LSW26

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

My Weekly update #Birmingham #Edgbaston 👇🏽