Lord Bassam of Brighton
House of Lords
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Found a pulse
Ranks 922nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 72%. 4 contributions since 2024-10-31.
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care304th of 5734.0
- Cancer495th of 6132.0
- Public health & prevention613th of 7342.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply. We are in an odd position—are we not?—on the assisted dying Bill. The Isle of Man has legislation in place, the Welsh Assembly has just approved a legislative consent Motion, the States Assembly of Jersey has agreed a Bill and the Scottish Parliament will shortly f…”
Assisted Dying Legislation: Isle of Man and Jersey · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to enable legislation passed by the Tynwald of the Isle of Man and States Assembly of Jersey allowing assisted dying to receive Royal Assent in a timely fashion.”
Assisted Dying Legislation: Isle of Man and Jersey · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to speak in the debate on the Football Governance Bill, which is fundamentally a good Bill and one that the Government should be proud of. We should give thanks in that pride to the previous Government for doing much of the hard work in preparing it.”
Football Governance Bill [HL] · 2024-11-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Minister in the last Labour Government, she has for many years skilfully led Breast Cancer Now. Her work has undoubtedly saved many lives and raised awareness of this awful disease.”
Community and Voluntary Sector · 2024-10-31 ·