Lord Herbert of South Downs

House of Lords

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Found a pulse

Ranks 861st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 68%. 5 contributions since 2025-07-21.

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“But my argument was against the proposal that these offences in their entirety should be rejected by this House—that the Government’s proposal in its entirety should be rejected by this House. I was not engaging with my noble friend’s argument.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. I chair the College of Policing, but I am not speaking in that capacity, nor have I spoken to policing colleagues about this matter. I want to make a couple of observations about the debate that we have had.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am grateful for the noble Baroness’s intervention. This issue merits further and deeper discussion, which is a matter for the Government to address. Yes, of course, the whole principle of aggravated offences and hate crime is that it may involve an infringement upon free speech.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…When the vulnerable are encouraged towards the view that it is better for them to die, the Orwellian-named assisted dying service will be there to step in. The stories we have heard about the suffering of the terminally ill are heart-rending and we cannot fail to be moved by them, but that is surely a reason to invest…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 ·