Lord Kakkar
House of Lords
CrossbenchOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 671st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 53%. 11 contributions since 2025-01-20.
Record by topic
- Cancer171st of 61310.0
- Heart disease & stroke146th of 3874.0
- GP access81st of 2324.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing101st of 2954.0
- Palliative & end of life care460th of 5732.0
- Health inequalities233rd of 2772.0
- A&E & ambulance response215th of 2482.0
- Learning disability & autism812th of 9672.0
- Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0
What they’ve said
“…In addition to addressing workforce concerns and driving a much-improved culture in the delivery of maternity services, the physical environment in which maternity services are delivered is critically important.”
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…His Majesty’s Government for having established such a thoughtful, comprehensive and forward-looking national cancer plan, and for having described a substantial ambition extending, as we have heard, over 10 years.”
Cancer Outcomes in the UK · 2026-04-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…was established in a very large trial—the TRICORDER trial—involving some 1.5 million patients and more than 200 general practices in our country. What it demonstrated was, compared to the use of the ordinary standard of care, a doubling of the rate of diagnosis for heart failure and a tripling of the rate of diagnosis…”
NHS: Heart Valve Disease · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have heard that rare and less common cancers represent a substantial burden of disease—some 47% of diagnoses and some 55% of deaths. This is striking, because the poor clinical outcome has been attributed to a lack of research, a lack of co-ordination in care and a lack of application of resources to ensure that cli…”
Rare Cancers Bill · 2026-01-16 ·