Lord Carlile of Berriew

House of Lords

Crossbench

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Ranks 389th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 31%. 25 contributions since 2024-09-12.

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“…rts display evidence of serious educational needs and an alarming number of those children show signs of florid psychiatric illness. In the sunshine of very welcome reform, can the Minister assure us that we will not lose sight of the great clouds presented by those issues?…”
Children’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships Strategy · 2026-06-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill when it started its course in the House of Commons: that the ultimate governance of the process of assisted dying should be with the courts rather than the largely unaccountable panels set up under an untested system introduced by amendments in the House of Commons.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It is a very simple point: do I want someone knowledgeable to explain what palliative care is, or is not, available to me, or do I want it explained by a generalist, who may be extremely good, such as the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, or rather less good? I used to be a lay member of the General Medical Council, and I h…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…a specialist, and that specialist must be able to tell the patient their options for continuing with life: what palliative care is available and what caring systems, if they are unable to do certain things.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 ·