Lord Liddle

House of Lords

Labour

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Found a pulse

Ranks 917th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 72%. 4 contributions since 2024-09-09.

Record by topic

“…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 ·