House of Lords
Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 166th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 13%. 51 contributions since 2024-07-19.
“…Will the Government embed NICE guidelines everywhere, alongside a national public health campaign on alcohol in pregnancy, equivalent to the effective existing smoking in pregnancy campaign?…”
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Primary care, including dentists, optometrists and community pharmacists, is part of the prevention agenda yet there are major funding gaps and important aspects of the service suffer.”
Healthcare Services: Acute, Primary and Community · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The consultation lasted 10 minutes over the phone. The consultant, whose primary speciality was diabetes, reviewed blood tests, said they were normal and suggested my partner take a multivitamin. The clinic was disbanded the following day due to the consultant’s retirement, with no handover to an alternative service.”
Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, does the Minister agree that any deal that the Government might do with the supermarkets to cut prices in exchange for delaying regulations on healthy food would be short-sighted, against public health and damaging to the NHS?”
Supermarkets: Voluntary Price Caps · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, recently my work has focused on two aspects of prevention of ill health and health inequalities. In 2024, I chaired a one-year special inquiry into food, diet and obesity, and this year I am chairing one into childhood vaccination rates in England.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Although the issues affecting women’s health generally are numerous, the NHS failures in maternity services are the most widely reported and deeply shocking. Review after review has uncovered the same failures across the country: a failure to listen to women, a lack of time for training, inadequate staffing levels lead…”
Women’s Health Strategy · 2026-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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