Biography
Lord Alderdice engaged on mental health through a debate speech in November 2024, drawing on his experience as a retired psychiatrist to discuss mental health legislation and its differences between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. He also participated in debate speeches on end-of-life provisions and artificial intelligence's societal impact, though these fall outside the specified health and social care topics. His contributions demonstrate engagement primarily through substantive debate interventions rather than written questions.
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“…We ought to reflect on the epidemic of adolescent mental health problems, ADHD and autism. Are these things not related to anything? Are they only better diagnoses, or are there things happening that are making life difficult for the next generation?…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
What they’ve said
“…I can recall getting into a conversation with one elderly lady in her 90s who was suffering from a cancer in her gullet, which meant that she could not swallow anything. I said, “We have two choices here.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…cells or to prisons, but if we do not provide sufficient alternative resources then either they are admitted to psychiatric units and other people who should be in those units are unable to be admitted because there is no room, or they are not admitted at all and things become worse.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2024-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
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