Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
House of Lords
Lord SpeakerLord Forsyth of Drumlean's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Forsyth of Drumlean. His name is Michael Bruce Forsyth, and he is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the House of Lords Commission, Procedure and Privileges Committee, Restoration and Renewal Client Board.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 671st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 53%. 11 contributions since 2024-09-05.
What they’ve raised
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean has engaged extensively with health and social care matters through 11 debate speeches, with particular focus on social care reform and end-of-life provisions. His contributions have emphasised the need for adequate government funding and resources across these areas, including critiques of how taxation policies affect care provision and calls for consensus-driven approaches to longstanding policy challenges. He has also raised concerns about the impact of specific policies on vulnerable groups, including children with autism and learning disabilities.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism439th of 8988.0
- Cancer320th of 6134.0
- Palliative & end of life care283rd of 5524.0
- NHS waiting lists289th of 5304.0
- Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0
- Adult social care & reform300th of 3612.0
- Dentistry access174th of 1912.0
- Care home closures & provider failure37th of 45
What they’ve said
“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.”
Death of Ann Widdecombe · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“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 ·