Biography
Lord Jackson of Peterborough has engaged extensively on health and social care through 33 debate speeches across 12 key topics, with particular focus on end-of-life care (notably speaking twice on the Terminally Ill Adults Bill in March 2026), NHS workforce issues including medical training and industrial action, and vulnerable populations. His contributions demonstrate detailed engagement with policy detail, including probing amendments on medical student training prioritisation and advocacy safeguards in end-of-life legislation. While his recent contributions span broader legislative areas including social housing and sentencing reform, his health and care engagement has consistently emphasised protection of vulnerable groups and evidence-based policy solutions.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Social housing waiting lists were, in fact, bizarrely stable when right to buy was at its most popular in the 1980s. There is a reason for that: social housing waiting lists were derived as a function of demand, not supply.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism217th of 89920.0
- Public health & prevention117th of 68814.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- A&E & ambulance response97th of 2584.0
- Cancer332nd of 6224.0
- Children's health50th of 1574.0
- Elderly care & frailty67th of 2364.0
- Palliative & end of life care294th of 5684.0
- Health inequalities245th of 2882.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Dementia211th of 2512.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
What they’ve said
“…hope that this begins a useful debate on an issue that is important to us all, and particularly important to an ageing population with fewer young people in the workforce, and to resolving the significant issues we have around family formation and the provision of social housing.…”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…at nearly two-thirds of all 16 to 24 year-olds claiming PIP payments do so on the basis of anxiety, depression, autism and ADHD. Eight in 10 GPs admit that they prescribe antidepressants that they do not think are necessary.”
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment · 2026-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We all want economic growth, but low birth rates create an ageing population increasingly dependent on the state, leading to a vicious circle of higher government spending and a weaker economy. How do we address that? Families are the building blocks on which a society is built.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I shall touch briefly on two points prompted by both the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra. In a sense they are a challenge to the sponsor, the noble and learned Lord.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As it happens, he was terminally ill. He died a few weeks later from bladder cancer that had metastasised to the rest of his body, but he did not have a diagnosis of terminal illness. When I reached the hospital, his belongings were adjacent to where he was.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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