Biography
Lord Balfe has engaged on health and social care topics through six debate speeches, with contributions spanning cancer treatment access, hospice funding, and end-of-life care provision. His interventions have included raising the availability of prostate cancer medicines on the NHS compared to private provision, and expressing interest in assisted dying policy alongside palliative care provision, particularly regarding support for babies with incurable diseases through the Together for Short Lives charity of which he is joint chair. His engagement reflects a focus on gaps between private and NHS provision, and on specialist care for vulnerable patient groups.
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“…I am thinking in particular of medicines for prostate cancer. I happen to know that the DHSC is currently looking at a regime for them. Perhaps the Minister could look at the United States, where, at least in some states, there is a limit on the amount of profit that can be taken from privately supplying medicines—in o…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism441st of 8998.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, it is a great pleasure to address a quorate meeting of the TUC General Council. I should declare an interest at the beginning: I am the honorary president of BALPA, the British Airline Pilots Association, a union that covers all the people who fly you on holiday and back again.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-04-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We are to have a debate on assisted dying, but we have noticed that for little babies there is already assisted dying, because the consultants can ask for medicines to be withdrawn.”
Hospices: Funding · 2024-10-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I do not believe that this was in the 1997 manifesto of the Labour Party. It was introduced by Gordon Brown, I believe, because he had a vision that everybody should have a financial relationship with the state. I had a short time as the liaison person with Gordon Brown.”
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 · 2024-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for initiating this debate which, of course, was tabled before the election. We are now catching up. I agree with noble Lords who said that this was in the manifesto, but it is still a very vindictive policy and the way in which it is being introduced worsens things.”
Independent Schools: VAT Exemption · 2024-09-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, and the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. I do not think there will be any different response to my ideas from the new Front Bench than there was from the last Front Bench, but I keep trying because I believe I am right. I shall talk mainly about NATO.”
King’s Speech · 2024-07-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
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