Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
House of Lords
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 768th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 60%. 7 contributions since 2024-07-19.
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention294th of 7346.5
- Diabetes58th of 1874.5
- Mental health594th of 8694.0
- Palliative & end of life care460th of 5732.0
What they’ve said
“…I too would like to say something more about children’s health and the worrying developments taking place with mental health. We really ought to broaden this debate to think about spiritual poverty as well as material poverty, because this poverty strategy is based primarily on the material rather than veering towards…”
Child Poverty · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…thers, it is full of great difficulties, pain, anxiety and misery, notwithstanding all the admirable efforts of palliative care. In my experience in recent years, I have seen people with terminal illnesses dying in fear, acute pain and misery.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We heard from the public health officials about the great difficulties they had when they identified children who were overweight; they had problems with parents who would not help. It is about how we find a way through to take action for children. We should spend some time looking at AI.”
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Report · 2025-03-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I was overweight in my 60s, and when I got to the end of my 70s I was on the cusp of type 2 diabetes. I did a 12-step programme, entirely free of charge, and I got my weight back down and avoided having to take tablets and injections.”
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Report · 2025-03-28 ·