Biography
Lord Davies of Brixton has engaged substantially on mental health through 26 debate speeches, addressing issues including mental health diagnoses, waiting times, crisis support, and statutory sick pay provisions for those with mental health conditions. His contributions have focused particularly on the Mental Health Bill across multiple stages, proposing amendments on crisis breathing spaces, bed availability, and systemic responsibilities. He has also raised concerns about data handling in research, overdiagnosis as a clinical issue, and broader health and social care matters including elderly care and unpaid carers.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…This is especially important for mental health data. Research indicates that willingness to share mental health information remains high and differs only marginally from willingness to share physical health data. However, trust is critical.”
Record by topic
- Mental health91st of 88040.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- NHS waiting lists302nd of 5344.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
What they’ve said
“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 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I hope that the Minister will forgive me for making the point, but it is crucial. The bank will send a data file with cases that it has flagged. Will cases from that data file be identified by humans or by the DWP algorithmically?”
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill · 2025-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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