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LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 526th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 41%. 17 contributions since 2024-10-10.
“…cational pathways: students from lower-income backgrounds, pupils eligible for free school meals, students with special educational needs, students with disabilities, and those who are not yet ready for T-levels.”
Creative Industries: Qualifications · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It would require the person’s GP to disclose relevant information about the person’s eligibility for assisted dying. That information would be disclosed, first, to the doctor who conducts the preliminary discussion; secondly, to the co-ordinating doctor making the assessment; and, thirdly, if the GP believes that the p…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My amendment ensures that when a person has previously cancelled the process of obtaining assisted dying—having considered it as an option and then rejected it—they can continue to discuss their terminal illness freely with their medical practitioner without being pressed to reconsider assistance to end their life.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This cannot be reliably assessed over a video link, and certainly not over the phone. Indeed, California’s assisted dying law requires assessments of coercion or undue influence to take place outside the presence of any other person, a safeguard that remote evidence cannot guarantee.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The purpose of Amendment 87A is simple—to retain a safeguard that prevents a person becoming eligible for assisted dying by choosing to stop or limit their drinking. We have heard about what happens around that.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I declare an interest: my brother is a consultant in palliative care. Today, I want to speak in defence of palliative care and hospice support for people with terminal illnesses.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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