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Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 410th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 32%. 20 contributions since 2024-07-22.
“…I add an additional point, which is that many of those who will die, sadly, of a terminal illness at a young age will have put money aside or been due a state pension had they lived to the normal end of life, and therefore the tax benefit that they get is very largely offset by the fact that they will never receive the…”
Pension Access Rules: Impact on Terminally Ill · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, and the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, both gave far better speeches then I could, and covered the whole area substantially. I am grateful to them, but this gives me a few moments to reply.”
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Government’s Home Office, but to the rest of us trying to focus on the fact that we have an ageing population, when we look at the demographics, that drop in migration is a serious barrier to medium and long-term growth. Even the good news in the Spring Statement is fragile.”
Spring Forecast Statement · 2026-03-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Federation of Small Businesses has looked at this Bill and warned of the impact on staff retention. I just wonder: does no one in the Treasury understand that an expanding small business sector is the backbone of the economy, our major source of new jobs, the underpinning of communities and the birthing ground for…”
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill · 2026-02-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth on where the funding will come from to guarantee SEND provision when it shifts from local authorities to central government. The noble Baroness, Lady Barran, raised that issue, and my noble friend Lord Mohammed of Tinsley stressed its importance.”
Autumn Budget 2025 · 2025-12-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, one of our greatest concerns is that SEN pupils without an EHCP are forced from private schools that have the capacity to support them to state schools without the resources to do the same.”
School Fees: VAT · 2025-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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