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Ranks 351st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 28%. 28 contributions since 2024-09-05.
“My Lords, I am very happy often to bow to the expertise of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier. It is unnecessary for him to be quite so polite about me, although I am grateful to him for it.”
Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] · 2026-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I should like to add my sorrow at the retirement of the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy. He will be sadly missed. I strongly oppose the current proposals of the Government in relation to jury trials, for the reasons so brilliantly set out by the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, but I would like to speak, in the short time…”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am concerned about two groups of people: those with intermittent dementia who from time to time appear to be entirely normal and then the next day cannot remember anything that has happened, and people who are sectioned under mental health legislation.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We are being asked to look at women who have suffered a stillbirth or an abortion not at their request but because it has happened at a very late stage, who are now being investigated by the police. I gather the whole thing has gathered momentum after pills were being sent by post.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is the basis of what I am saying. I think it would be admirable if anyone who was seeking assisted dying in fact had the opportunity to be known by the local GP. All I am saying is that, yes, I am lucky, but I do not actually know my GPs.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I want to make a practical point. It is obvious that this will be the first Act in relation to assisted dying. Clearly, it is unjust because it does not deal with people with motor neurone disease and so on.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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