Biography
Lord Hendy has engaged substantially on employment and labour rights through nine debate speeches, with a particular focus on collective bargaining mechanisms and sectoral negotiations across the economy. While the topics tracked include adult social care reform, learning disability, assisted dying, palliative care and rare diseases, his documented contributions centre on employment legislation, including the Employment Rights Bill and Crime and Policing Bill, alongside a single contribution on end-of-life care provisions. His engagement reflects consistent advocacy for strengthening workers' protections and establishing statutory collective bargaining frameworks.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…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?…”
Record by topic
- Adult social care & reform39th of 37612.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
- Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
What they’ve said
“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 ↗
“…n improvement on the current situation, especially in light of my noble friend Lord Prentis’s earlier speech on adult social care. In these circumstances, I regret that I take the role of Oliver Twist and ask for more.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-06-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 152 to 179, which are intended not to undermine but to improve the SSSNB. First, I will say a word about collective bargaining relevant to these amendments and to later amendments dealing with that subject. The term was coined by Beatrice Webb in 1891.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-06-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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