“…t required purposeful activity, education and training, and, as the noble Lord, Lord Brooke said, treatment for mental health, drug, alcohol and gambling problems, and preparation for life after release. It also requires relationships, as again the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, said, particularly family relationships.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention75th of 70018.0
- Mental health377th of 89010.5
- Learning disability & autism594th of 9054.0
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing244th of 3142.0
Also active on public health & prevention
What they’ve said
“…there is clear evidence that commercial activity harms children, government has a duty to intervene, adopting a public health approach. We have accepted that principle in relation to tobacco, to alcohol and, more recently, to vapes.”
Young People: Gambling Harm · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But it seems to me there is one principle that we have accepted in this country for a very long time: that public health issues need to be dealt with at public level. The Government have accepted issues around unhealthy food, to put it like that, as a public health issue.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, in addition to moving Amendment 2, I will speak to the 11 other amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Addington. I declare my interests as the chair of Peers for Gambling Reform and of Action on Gambling. Together, my 12 amendments cover just two issues.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This is absolute nonsense. National and international public health experts believe that it will lead to more gambling harm and more misery for individuals, families and communities. It is also economic nonsense.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…After all, measures such as education and skills training, or measures to help prisoners with their mental health, or with drug, alcohol or gambling addictions, are hard to provide in overcrowded, understaffed, dilapidated and underresourced prisons where governors have inadequate freedom to govern.”
Better Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report) · 2026-02-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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