Lord Hendy
House of Lords
LabourLord Hendy's full title is The Lord Hendy KC. His name is John Hendy, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 713th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 56%. 9 contributions since 2025-03-27.
What they’ve raised
Lord Hendy has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through nine debate speeches in the House of Lords, with a particular focus on adult social care reform and the role of collective bargaining in the sector. His contributions have centered on establishing statutory negotiating bodies and expanding their remits, notably supporting amendments to include training and education within the adult social care negotiating body's responsibilities. He has also participated in debates on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, drafting amendments to broaden the definition of "disease" to include injuries for eligibility purposes.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Adult social care & reform38th of 36112.0
- Assisted dying254th of 3472.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8982.0
- Palliative & end of life care437th of 5522.0
- Rare diseases168th of 1982.0
What they’ve said
“…The Government have made a good start with their adult social care negotiating body and the other body for school support staff. What further steps will they take to achieve sector-wide collective bargaining across British industry?…”
EU Directive: Adequate Minimum Wages · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am pleased to support Amendments 359 and 361 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston. On the basis of those amendments, I will not advance the amendment I proposed in Committee for a stand-alone offence for transport workers.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…the coroner records that the cause of death was the underlying disease, while noting that the death was one by assisted dying. I do not know whether that would go far enough to protect these victims from the insurers who claim that the death was not caused by the underlying disease, but it goes a bit further than the…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Of course, the situation was highlighted by the multiple stabbings at Huntington on 1 November 2025. But violent offences against rail staff increased by 35% in 2024, according to the British Transport Police Authority.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗