“My Lords, perhaps I could be permitted a few words of my own. Ann Widdecombe was a friend of mine for more than 50 years, believe it or not. She had that quality that guarantees all other virtues: immense courage. She also had great empathy for people, even those she disagreed with.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism446th of 9058.0
- Cancer353rd of 6414.0
- Palliative & end of life care269th of 5404.0
- NHS waiting lists310th of 5434.0
- Medical ethics & regulation165th of 2262.5
- Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
- Adult social care & reform330th of 3972.0
- Dentistry access179th of 1972.0
- Care home closures & provider failure41st of 492.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“My Lords, I do not know if I am alone in being frequently asked by people, from time to time, “What is the point of an unelected House of Lords?” I now have the absolutely mind-blowing answer, which is to refer them to these two days of debate on this really difficult subject and the range of expertise which we have he…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My father died in agony. When I went to see him, I said, “I’m so sorry that your cancer is causing you this distress”. He said to me, “Michael, you are to blame”. I was completely poleaxed by that.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As always, my noble friend makes an excellent point, but it takes me slightly off the subject. I am kind of arguing that these procedural arguments are trounced by the fact that what is being done here is that primary legislation is in effect being amended by secondary legislation—to which, as he says, we cannot make a…”
Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 · 2025-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Treasury, which refuses to provide the money that is needed for social care and is the key to cutting waiting lists and moving forward in the health service. Should not the Government just have the courage to commit to the resource that is necessary instead of kicking this into the long grass for another three years wh…”
Social Care Reform · 2025-05-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…se the flaw in his erudite and proper analysis of the damage that will be done to GPs, social care, pharmacies, hospices and others is the distinction that he makes between the public and private sectors.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2025-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
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