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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth has engaged with health and social care topics through four debate speeches in the Lords, spanning rare cancers, tobacco and vapes regulation, dentistry access (particularly regarding mercury and amalgam), and public health prevention measures. His contributions demonstrate support for legislative initiatives, including backing for the Rare Cancers Bill and engagement with the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, while also raising practical concerns about supply chain impacts on dental materials availability in the UK and Northern Ireland.

Generated from their own Hansard record, below

“…Although we spend a lot on cancer research funding, we do not spend nearly enough, and this legislation will help with that. There are three key things about this legislation; they have been referred to, but I too will stress them.”

Record by topic

  1. Public health & prevention373rd of 6884.0
  2. Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
  3. Dementia211th of 2512.0
  4. Dentistry access175th of 1942.0
  5. Diabetes154th of 1902.0
  6. Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
  7. Cancer503rd of 6222.0
  8. Respiratory (asthma/COPD)122nd of 1422.0

What they’ve said

  • “…d taxpayers about to be even more hard pressed; they should not have to pay for the gap in public resources for public health. Nevertheless, there is a gap in the public health budget that needs to be filled—and this will fill it. I can therefore see why the Minister is attracted to it.”

    Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-10-30 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…We also need investment in better oral health. Without those things, I fear that, within the next 10 years, irrespective of the constitutional aspects we are talking about, there is a real concern for dentistry and oral health not just in Northern Ireland—although, admittedly, it will hit there harder—but in the rest o…”

    Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 · 2025-10-30 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…I declare my interests as set out in the register. This is the most significant piece of public health legislation for a generation and I think there is a danger that some of my colleagues may be losing sight of that.”

    Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗

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