Biography
Lord Fox has engaged substantively on unpaid carers and adult social care through debate speeches, most notably in raising concerns about low take-up rates of the Carer's Leave Act and arguing that inadequate support for carers represents poor economic policy. He has also highlighted how adult social care costs, representing over 50% of local authority spending, create financial pressures affecting broader public services. His contributions on these topics have emphasised the economic value carers provide to society and the false economy of under-supporting them.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…and other companies were already doing phenomenal work, but we all agreed that the Bill was the first step for unpaid carers. The Act has now been in force for just over two years, and data on take-up is sketchy. At best, the Minister’s department puts take-up at 29% of those eligible, but other data says just 10%.”
Record by topic
- Unpaid carers64th of 28311.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
What they’ve said
“…Has analysis of the current waiting list been done to identify the sticking points and how they might be relieved? Are some tribunals better than others? Is there a league table? What extra resources have already been allocated, and what can be allocated? The Minister said that the task force was working “at pace”—a ph…”
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, part of the noble Lord’s Question alludes to the frailty of British high streets. I am sure that, in her travels as a Minister, she is visiting lots of high streets and seeing shuttered restaurants, empty shops and boarded-up pubs.”
RMT Strikes: Impact on Businesses · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…where society is getting something on the cheap and, even though it is a different argument from the one about unpaid carers, it is another way where, in fact, we are not recognising the value that society is getting from these people who work as special police officers.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-05-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ationship with their carers and the starting point, which we established through that Private Member’s Bill, of unpaid carer’s leave.…”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-05-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, this has been an important and valuable debate. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken and the Minister for his considered response. I will not try to summarise the debate, but I will make a few comments and points on it—perhaps abusing my position here.”
One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine · 2025-04-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
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