Lord Carter of Haslemere
House of Lords
CrossbenchOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 621st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 49%. 13 contributions since 2024-07-24.
Record by topic
- Mental health365th of 86910.0
- Palliative & end of life care221st of 5738.0
- Public health & prevention406th of 7344.5
- Elderly care & frailty62nd of 2274.0
- Learning disability & autism812th of 9672.0
- Dementia206th of 2452.0
- Cancer495th of 6132.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, we know that the psychological harm caused by the IPP sentence adversely affects prisoners’ risk assessments. What are the Government doing to improve the mental health of IPP prisoners so as to improve their prospects of release?”
Imprisonment for Public Protection Prisoners · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I can testify that when a person is told that they have a terminal illness with only a year or so at best to live, it is difficult to think rationally. It does not occur to you that it will often be a wholly inaccurate prognosis or that specialist palliative care can deal with most pain.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…First, his amendment exposes the total unreliability of a six-month prognosis of a terminal illness, as we have heard from numerous noble Lords. Trying to predict life expectancy is a hopeless exercise, especially when medical advances are improving at such a phenomenal rate.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…istance to end their life first be referred to a registered medical practitioner who specialises in palliative, hospice and other care for the purpose of a full assessment—the operative word being “assessment”, not necessarily treatment.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-09 ·