Biography
Earl Howe has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on assisted dying legislation, cancer policy, and tobacco and vaping regulation. His contributions have centred on procedural and definitional safeguards, including concerns about how terminal illness should be defined, protections against coercion in end-of-life decisions, and the proportionality of regulatory regimes for vaping products. He has also addressed cancer outcomes, NHS workforce training, and specific applications such as vaping access in secure mental health settings.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…erefore say at the outset that his analysis of where we stand as a country in our ability to diagnose and treat cancer in all its forms can surely not be bettered.”
Record by topic
- Mental health60th of 88056.0
- Public health & prevention28th of 68834.0
- Learning disability & autism296th of 89914.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing103rd of 3024.0
- Assisted dying170th of 3714.0
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- A&E & ambulance response97th of 2584.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
What they’ve said
“…Committee that are seeking to prevent medical practitioners initiating a conversation about assisted dying with a patient demonstrates how strongly noble Lords feel about this issue. As a minimum, it is clear that many noble Lords do not feel that the Bill’s current drafting is sufficient.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…emain, a lawful market, and not only a lawful market but one that serves a significant therapeutic purpose in a public health context. The extent to which the powers in the Bill relating to the packaging and display of vapes need to be exercised must surely depend on decisions by Ministers following full and proper con…”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That offence is clear. It says: “A person who smokes in a smoke-free place commits an offence”. In other words, under the current law, you do not commit an offence unless and until you are convicted of it, whereas, under the exercise of the power in the Bill, you have committed an offence unless you can prove in court…”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, Amendment 21A is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Kamall. In Committee the Minister stated that the Government would design a licensing regime that would support compliant retailers while targeting rogue operators.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…A seeks to probe an issue raised by a number of noble Lords in this debate: namely, the means by which the assisted dying commissioner may be held accountable. As the Bill is drafted, and as we have heard, the commissioner is appointed by the Prime Minister.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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