Biography
Lord Farmer has engaged extensively with health and social care through 27 debate speeches, with substantial focus on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill across multiple parliamentary stages, raising concerns about capacity assessment, vulnerable groups, and the philosophical implications of the legislation. Beyond assisted dying, he has contributed to debates on early intervention and family support services, particularly through Family Hubs and preventive child welfare provision, and has addressed child safeguarding issues linked to long-term health impacts of abuse. His engagement reflects a consistent emphasis on vulnerable populations and the ethical dimensions of health and care policy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in ensuring that Best Start Family Hubs support families with children aged 5–19 years old and up to 25 years old for those with special educational needs and disabilities.”
Record by topic
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- Assisted dying54th of 37116.0
- Palliative & end of life care100th of 56816.0
- Learning disability & autism369th of 89910.0
- Adult social care & reform89th of 3768.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- GP access86th of 2414.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
- Dentistry access175th of 1942.0
- Dementia211th of 2512.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
- Children's health131st of 1572.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
What they’ve said
“…I want to help them build on the integration of health and other services required by the Health and Care Act 2022. We are getting there with the early years in delivering health through Best Start Family Hubs, which are thankfully now in all local authority areas.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…First, we talk about “assisted dying”, when we surely mean “assisted suicide”. Assisted dying is what Dame Cicely Saunders said hospices and palliative care would provide.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…and other trauma-focused services, particularly those supporting child victims of sexual abuse, have very high waiting lists, and that where counsellors with the necessary expertise are practising, funding is always inadequate to the need.”
Victims and Courts Bill · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…y is an extraordinarily common issue, but none the less somebody may retain capacity at some point during their dementia diagnosis sufficient to make a determination as to whether they wish to end their life”.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…However, thereafter, she developed lung cancer. She had been a smoker, and she was obviously dying but she refused treatment. She allowed the lung cancer to kill her, but at all times, she had the option to have treatment for it. She had the autonomy to take the positive route, but she decided not to.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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