Biography
Lord Liddle has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through committee work on systemic challenges, particularly contributing to Economic Affairs Committee reports on ageing society, national debt, and long-term welfare financing. His contributions have focused on the structural pressures facing social care and disability support, notably raising concerns about escalating costs from SEND reforms and the need for long-term government debate on welfare state financing. His engagement reflects an emphasis on economic and policy frameworks affecting health and social care rather than detailed sectoral advocacy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…today, life expectancy is 90, while for boys it is 86.7—but there is a worrying gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. Healthy life expectancy has actually fallen in the last couple of years.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism586th of 8994.5
- Elderly care & frailty161st of 2362.5
- Health inequalities238th of 2882.5
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
What they’ve said
“…There is nothing social democratic or socialist in enabling a young person with mental health difficulties to go on to a lifetime of benefits. We have to move away from that. We have to have welfare-to-work programmes, as we did in the Blair and Brown Governments. That is the key to the future.”
Universal Credit Bill · 2025-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have underlying pressures on defence and demography, on top of which we have the reforms on disabilities and SEND in schools that the previous Government introduced, which have led to rocketing bills that something has to be done about at some stage.”
Tax Increases · 2025-07-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In addition to that, and to being tough on things such as PIP and SEND, which have got ridiculous in terms of their growth, we must be fair. I end on one this point. Being fiscally tough does not rule out fairness.”
National Debt: It’s Time for Tough Decisions (Economic Affairs Committee Report) · 2025-04-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They did not take account of the need for social care reform, without which, as Wes Streeting has said, there cannot be any wider reform of the NHS. In an excellent report published just today by Unison, we learn that local councils are at risk of going bust. There is also a crisis in our courts and prison system.”
Budget Responsibility Bill · 2024-09-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
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