“…The flight out was fine and the Vatican really came up trumps, with the people who worked there, on seeing her frailty, secretly shepherding her into the “staff only” lifts to get her smoothly from floor to floor. However, on returning to Gatwick, she was stuck on the plane. There was no lift for a very long time.”
Record by topic
- Mental health290th of 89014.0
- Cancer137th of 64114.0
- Learning disability & autism308th of 90512.0
- Public health & prevention240th of 7008.0
- Medical ethics & regulation61st of 2266.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)23rd of 1466.0
- Elderly care & frailty171st of 2492.0
- Children's health139th of 1652.0
- Women's health & gynaecology174th of 2122.0
- Health inequalities251st of 2992.0
Also active on respiratory (asthma/copd)
What they’ve said
“…I declare my interest as a member of the General Medical Council. Like many other noble Lords, my interest in this very important subject is personal. My father and older sister both died of lung cancer.”
Cancer Outcomes in the UK · 2026-04-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The noble Lord, Lord Markham, gave 18 spoken answers—nine on cancer staffing and nine on children’s cancer—and a speech on sexual and reproductive healthcare. The noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, gave 15 answers, on the death penalty and on the execution of Hussein Abu Al-Khair, as well as a Statement on the latter.”
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…She never talked, she could not walk and was doubly incontinent. She had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, despite having never smoked. The consultant who gave us that diagnosis had advised that her cancer was not suitable for treatment and that he expected that she would receive palliative pain-relieving care…”
Learning Disabilities: Health and Social Care Access · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I declare an interest as a lay member of the General Medical Council. I was very sorry to hear the example given by the noble Lord; unfortunately, we have all heard too many such examples.”
NHS: Violence Against NHS Staff · 2026-03-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Amendment 180 would remove the sampling exemption to smoke-free legislation that currently allows cigar lounges to operate. This exemption has created a loophole that accommodates smoking indoors in a public place—something that we rightly consigned to history in 2007.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-11-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
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