Lord Farmer
House of Lords
ConservativeOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 355th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 28%. 27 contributions since 2024-07-24.
Record by topic
- Mental health183rd of 86918.0
- Palliative & end of life care109th of 57316.0
- Learning disability & autism375th of 96712.0
- Adult social care & reform83rd of 3628.0
- Cancer224th of 6136.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- GP access81st of 2324.0
- NHS waiting lists463rd of 5302.0
- Dentistry access174th of 1912.0
- Dementia206th of 2452.0
- Elderly care & frailty156th of 2272.0
- Rare diseases168th of 1982.0
- Children's health128th of 1582.0
- Unpaid carers237th of 2772.0
- Public health & prevention613th of 7342.0
What they’ve said
“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.”
Best Start Family Hubs · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…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 ↗