Biography
Lord Herbert of South Downs has engaged on end of life care and public health matters through five debate speeches in the House of Lords. His contributions included questioning the framing of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, specifically challenging whether suffering rather than terminal illness is the bill's essential condition, and raising concerns about tuberculosis as a global public health priority, noting that 1.5 million people die annually from the disease. His speeches demonstrate engagement with palliative and end of life care policy alongside broader public health prevention concerns.
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“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.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
What they’ve said
“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 ↗
“…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 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I was pleased to hear the Minister say that global public health will be prioritised. Will TB, within that, continue to be a priority for the Government? TB is an airborne infectious disease, and it is an entirely unnecessary loss of life that 1.5 million people a year still die from it.…”
Official Development Assistance · 2025-07-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
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