Lord Dobbs

House of Lords

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Found a pulse

Ranks 922nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 72%. 4 contributions since 2024-11-11.

Record by topic

“…I can see, and who am I to argue with the wiles of a Chief Whip? Five years ago, when I was diagnosed with the cancer that had killed my father and my brother, one of the first people to come to me to say, “Michael, come and have a cup of tea”, and to give me a hug, support, sympathy and advice was the noble Baroness,…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I speak as a cancer sufferer, as a man who applauds and supports the hospice movement and, I hope, as a conservative. I reject, as a matter of principle, the idea that the state can demand ownership of my body any more than it can own my spirit or my soul. The current law is cruel and untenable.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…When I was a guest editor of the “Today” programme and devoted it to prostate cancer, I interviewed Bill Turnbull, so full of regrets. He had tried to ignore it. He had only a few months to live. We know it does not need to be that way. When my turn came, I chose radiotherapy.”
Prostate Cancer · 2025-09-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Our charities, GPs, care homes, schools and even hospices are all being beaten under Labour’s national insurance hammer. Some workers are luckier than others. Some can find a helpful handout: the odd football ticket, an occasional concert ticket, even a friendly local clothes bank.”