Biography
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through 11 debate speeches, with particular focus on end of life care and palliative provision. His contributions span assisted dying, hospice funding, mental health legislation, tobacco and vapes regulation, and adult social care, demonstrating sustained engagement across multiple health policy areas. He has also drawn on personal experience of homelessness and social disadvantage to inform his contributions to broader debates on community and social cohesion.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, all of us are deeply indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, who is like a dog with a bone—that is not a very noble metaphor, but I could not think of anything else—as he keeps on reminding us of the importance of these issues and the hard work that he does, not just in making a fine speech but behind the sce…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism369th of 89910.0
- Cancer332nd of 6224.0
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
What they’ve said
“…Finally—I promised a short speech—just 16 years ago, I was diagnosed with a serious bowel cancer. After having very low blood levels and a total lack of energy, I was immediately rushed into hospital for a serious piece of surgery. It was a large tumour, and I had to face all kinds of things myself.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-11-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the words of His Majesty the King, as reported in the news, focused on the words that we should not forget. It is a privilege to be part of a debate like this where so much has been remembered—such varied and rich memories indeed.”
80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan · 2025-05-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…easy debate with everybody agreeing, and that my noble friend the Minister, who has already laboured under the Mental Health Bill and put it to bed just earlier this afternoon, would have a clear run for the next one. But the battle lines have been drawn—and I have to say that I am very pleased about that.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ine that brought it into being and have benefited from one of its awards more recently—I do not think it was in direct payment; I have to say that in case it gets into the newspapers.”
Integration and Community Cohesion · 2025-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I do not know what the odds would be for someone being asked to speak immediately after an Archbishop on two successive days, but here am I, with a mood change from yesterday to today. Yesterday was perhaps elegiac and today might even risk being euphoric—we will have to see about that.”
Social Cohesion and Community during Periods of Change · 2024-12-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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