Biography
Lord Alton has engaged extensively through debate speeches rather than written questions, with contributions spanning human rights, international justice, and parliamentary procedure across topics including forced labour, genocide determination, transnational repression, and asylum policy. While his recent contributions focus predominantly on atrocity crimes, international development, and border security rather than the four health and social care topics listed, he did briefly raise mental health and prison conditions in two interventions—noting psychiatric challenges for women prisoners in Scotland and expressing concern about anti-depressant safety following a suicide case. The health and social care engagement appears limited compared to his substantial work on human rights matters through the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, it is an honour to introduce this report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains. I pay tribute to my hard-working Joint Committee on Human Rights colleagues, two of whom will be speaking in the debate, and to our committee team—its clerks, Rhiannon Hollis and Moriyo Aiyeol…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism369th of 89910.0
- Public health & prevention176th of 68810.0
- Adult social care & reform89th of 3768.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, on this politically auspicious day, as we mark the appointment of Andy Burnham Member of Parliament as the new leader of the Labour Party, we know that we have a parliamentarian who is passionately committed to the principle of public accountability and justice.”
Genocide Determination Bill [HL] · 2026-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, not for the first time the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, deserves our gratitude for concentrating our minds on victims and survivors of international crimes, especially on women and girls in need of access to life-sustaining support. In my three minutes, I will focus on Sudan and Nigeria.”
International Development Outcomes for Women and Girls · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am greatly encouraged to have heard our House speak so powerfully, so eloquently, and with such a united voice about our determination to tackle atrocity crimes in whatever vestige they may come, whether it is outright genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes.”
Combating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank all noble Lords participating in today’s debate, along with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, Protection Approaches, and the Coalition for Genocide Response—of which I am a patron—Dr Ewelina Ochab, and the House of Lords Library for its invaluable background papers.”
Combating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, it is an honour to open today’s debate on the Joint Committee on Human Rights report Transnational Repression in the United Kingdom. As chair of the JCHR, I pay tribute to my committee colleagues from both Houses and thank the terrific JCHR team, headed by our clerks Rhiannon Hollis, Moriyo Aiyeola and Lauren…”
Transnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report) · 2026-02-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
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