Lord Bradley
House of Lords
LabourLord Bradley's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Bradley. His name is Keith John Charles Bradley, and he is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the Procedure and Privileges Committee, Public Services Committee, Public Services Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 702nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 55%. 10 contributions since 2024-11-11.
What they’ve raised
Lord Bradley has engaged with health and social care primarily through debate speeches on the Mental Health Bill, where he contributed substantially to committee and later stages, advocating for measures including a mental health commissioner, restrictions on using prisons and police cells as places of safety, and improved communication support for detained individuals. He has also raised concerns about unpaid carers' allowances, arguing that the current £83.30 weekly payment inadequately compensates the 61% of carer's allowance recipients with no other income despite a 35-hour weekly caring requirement. His contributions reflect a sustained focus on mental health reform and social care funding, drawing on his involvement in the joint scrutiny committee reviewing the Mental Health Act.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health274th of 86714.0
- Unpaid carers91st of 2776.0
- A&E & ambulance response89th of 2484.0
- Health inequalities233rd of 2772.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8982.0
- Adult social care & reform300th of 3612.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, does my noble friend accept that the current value of the carer’s allowance does not reflect the extraordinary value of unpaid carers’ work? Does she therefore support an urgent review of the allowance in the social care review of the noble Baroness, Lady Casey?”
Unpaid Carers · 2025-10-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Government have confirmed to me that 61% of unpaid carers in receipt of carer’s allowance have no other additional income from paid employment. This is not surprising, since eligibility for the allowance requires 35 hours of caring every week, but the amount received for this work is only £83.30 a week or less than…”
Social Care · 2025-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As the House will know, the establishment of a mental health commissioner was a recommendation of the joint scrutiny committee on the Bill, of which I was a member, but, disappointingly, it was not included in the Bill.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2025-04-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…First, to note my registered interests, as this is probably the last day of Committee, the establishment of a mental health commissioner was recommended by the Joint scrutiny Committee of which I was a member. So it was a great disappointment that the Government did not include it in the Bill.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2025-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗