Lord Davies of GowerShadow

House of Lords

Conservative

Lord Davies of Gower's full title is The Lord Davies of Gower. His name is Byron Davies, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 321st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 25%. 30 contributions since 2024-07-23.

What they’ve raised

Lord Davies of Gower has engaged extensively with health and social care topics through 30 debate speeches, with particular emphasis on mental health support for public servants (notably police officer suicide data collection), autism and learning disability issues (especially following the Southport inquiry), and workforce well-being. His contributions show a focus on systemic failures in identifying and intervening with individuals presenting risks, alongside advocacy for improved data collection and institutional accountability in mental health and social care services. The extracts provided reflect engagement across multiple related areas including mental health legislation reform and safeguarding of vulnerable groups.

Generated from their own Hansard record, below

Record by topic

Learning disability & autism183rd of 89822.0
Mental health219th of 86716.0
Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
A&E & ambulance response89th of 2484.0
NHS waiting lists289th of 5304.0
Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0
NHS & care workforce/staffing232nd of 2952.0

What they’ve said

“…The policy intention is to digitise the process of registering births, stillbirths and deaths and end duplication. This, of course, is all very welcome, but I would like to press the Minister on a few points.”
Registration of Births and Deaths (England and Wales) (Specified Requirements) Regulations 2026 · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Government’s Statement on the dreadful events at Southport, including the Mental Health Act. This was of course expressly designed for the purpose of limiting the extent to which autistic people can be detained and treated.”
Southport Inquiry: Prevent Programme · 2026-04-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Channel referrals is followed consistently? It was also noted that Rudakubana’s autism was a key factor in the police not taking action on early warning signs. Following a report by his parents in 2021, the police concluded that the “suspect suffers with autism and it is not in [the] public interest to prosecute”.”
Southport Inquiry · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I hear what he says about shopkeepers, but this amendment is about a simple principle: those who act in good faith to prevent crime or assist in the lawful apprehension of an offender should not be penalised for doing so.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-18 ·