Lord Birt
House of Lords
CrossbenchOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Found a pulse
Ranks 788th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 62%. 7 contributions since 2025-03-11.
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care138th of 57312.0
- Cancer495th of 6132.0
- Learning disability & autism812th of 9672.0
- Rare diseases168th of 1982.0
What they’ve said
“…says, she has on occasions experienced the very opposite: loved ones understandably pressing someone who wants assisted dying not to embark on that course of action. Overwhelmingly, her experience is of applicants who know their own minds and are perfectly able to make a considered decision.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The one issue that unites the whole Committee is that we have to have an effective service of palliative care in this country. The data in Australia, which varies from state to state, tells us that somewhere between 70% and 90% of people who come forward already have palliative care.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I reassure the noble Lord, Lord Harper, that the process can, and should, be designed not only to support assisted dying but to painstakingly explore the alternatives to assisted dying, and I did say this.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I approached the Australian practitioners with a completely open mind. I was in favour of assisted dying but I wanted to understand what real-life experience was like. I am very data-driven, as the noble Lord, Lord Markham, has often pointed out, and wanted to immerse myself in the Australian data.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 ·