Biography
Lord Baker has made three debate speeches on health and social care topics, with a particular focus on assisted dying where he spoke twice in 2025-2026 as a long-standing supporter of the policy spanning over two decades. His contributions on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill reflect his consistent advocacy for assisted dying legislation, noting both historical parliamentary debates on the issue and contemporary support among his Anglican church community. He also raised concerns about special educational needs provision during debate on education legislation in January 2025.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, this House has debated assisted dying this century on nine occasions, first in 2003 and then in 2005. There are very few members in the House today who spoke in those debates, with the possible exception of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff.”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying170th of 3714.0
- Palliative & end of life care294th of 5684.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, this is the third time in my life that I have spoken in this House on assisted dying. The first time was over 20 years ago, when it was not very prominent at all. I have been a strong supporter of it.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I support many things in the Bill: money for under-fives, breakfast clubs and special educational needs. I also support the registration of home education, which is a tautology—it is more “home” than “education”. But I am not so keen on the Government’s thinking about the new curriculum.”
Free Schools and Academies · 2025-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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