Lord Davies of Brixton

House of Lords

Labour

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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 2024-07-22.

Record by topic

“There is real concern that some mental health conditions are being diagnosed too broadly, and it is worth giving the matter a serious discussion, so we owe our thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean, for raising the issue this evening.”
Mental Health Conditions: Diagnoses · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Perhaps I can also take the opportunity, even though the issue does not arise directly, to mention again the “Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space” and the fact that although it is not in the Bill, it will be in the MHA code of practice.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2025-11-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The two issues that I wanted to raise—first, the mental health aspects of the problem and, secondly, the fact that we can no longer rely on people to manoeuvre through this system under their own power—have been powerfully addressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, and the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, so I will…”
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL] · 2025-07-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We know that organisations such as the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute—I declare an interest as a member of its advisory panel—the Money Advice Trust and Citizens Advice have been campaigning for some years for improvements in government debt practices. This is not a new problem.”
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill · 2025-06-18 ·