Biography
Lord Hunt of Wirral has engaged primarily through eight debate speeches, with the majority focused on the Employment Rights Bill across multiple stages (June to October 2025), addressing topics including workplace protections, statutory sick pay, and support for unpaid carers. He also contributed to a debate on social care strategy in October 2024, emphasizing the role of innovation in reforming the sector. While his contributions span employment law rather than the listed health and social care topics, he did highlight unpaid carers as "the backbone of the care system" during debate on the Employment Rights Bill.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, on having introduced a really important issue. Undoubtedly, any appearance at a grievance or disciplinary hearing can be a huge setback for any individual and, as my noble friend Lady Barran pointed out, these individuals do need to be accompanied.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Unpaid carers146th of 2834.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, this has been a very important debate about employment status. I thank my noble friend Lord Moynihan of Chelsea for his important and thoughtful contribution to the debate. I also thank the noble Lords, Lord Freyberg, Lord Londesborough and Lord Clement-Jones, for their extremely important contributions.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, this has been a very important debate and I thank the Minister, the noble Baronesses, Lady O’Grady of Upper Holloway, Lady Goudie and Lady Ramsey of Wall Heath, the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, and my noble friend Lord Lucas for their contributions.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill and Lord Carter of Haslemere, for their amendments in this group. As the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, commented, it gives us the chance to send further good wishes to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for a speedy recovery.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, Amendments 247, 248 and 250 stand in my name and in the name of several of my noble friends. Amendment 247 requires the Secretary of State to consider whether sufficient measures are in place to prevent workplace intimidation before approving any balloting method other than postal ballot.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…al issue for many businesses, especially those in hospitality, retail and other service-based industries, where staff shortages can lead to disruption, cancellations and even closures.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-05-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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