Biography
Baroness Grey-Thompson has engaged extensively with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill across multiple committee debates, tabling 12 amendments in one group alone and speaking to numerous others addressing safeguards for vulnerable people, including those with learning disabilities, mental health conditions and autism. Her contributions focus on procedural concerns such as vague terminology ("as soon as possible"), accessibility requirements (BSL and Braille), and protections against premature discussions of assisted dying following diagnosis. She has also raised broader concerns about the impact on disabled people and the potential consequences of combined illnesses qualifying patients for the scheme.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“I remind the Chamber of my interests. I am chair of Sport Wales, and I am also part of the Laureus World Sports Academy, which is a group of ex-athletes who come together to raise money to put back into sport. I have my name on Amendments 3 and 4 but support others in this group.”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying19th of 37152.0
- Palliative & end of life care25th of 56850.0
- Learning disability & autism217th of 89920.0
- Cancer96th of 62216.0
- Mental health281st of 88014.0
- Heart disease & stroke29th of 39812.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Elderly care & frailty30th of 2366.0
- Health inequalities121st of 2884.0
- Dementia101st of 2514.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
- Children's health131st of 1572.0
- Dentistry access175th of 1942.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)122nd of 1422.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
What they’ve said
“…That has a massive impact on jobs, pensions, life—everything. It means hitting frailty at an earlier age. ukactive has said that we have a generation of children who are more likely to die before their parents because of inactivity. This is really worrying, and we have to do something quite radical.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Where we have got to in the debate does not address many of the issues of death—the good death—or palliative care. I am one of the Peers who have been targeted in the press for the number of amendments they have tabled. My amendments came about in different ways. I wrote many of them.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lord suggested that there might be a differentiation between NHS and private providers in the hospice sector. Does he see a scenario where people may feel reluctant or frightened to enter into an NHS hospice because it may be provided there? Will this not put more pressure on private providers? The noble and learned Lo…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…something getting lost in reporting or a medical practitioner or a doctor assuming that the person still wants assisted dying. It is also important to record how many times somebody may have entered and dropped out of the process, which is covered in another group.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Peers on 28 January, the noble and learned Lord said that he had had very productive discussions with Hospice UK on institutional protections, and that he would table amendments as soon as possible. I think that three amendments have been tabled, but I am not sure that they solve the problem that we are trying to solve.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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