Biography
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with particular focus on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, where he raised concerns about legislative clarity and pregnancy considerations in assisted dying provisions. He has also contributed to debates on tobacco and vapes regulation, prosthetics provision for amputees, and end of life care, drawing on personal experience of serious illness and NHS palliative care. His interventions demonstrate engagement across multiple health policy areas, though concentrated on end of life issues and public health prevention measures.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…union, which would stop most of those economic measures that are currently in the hands of the Government at a stroke? Does he agree with that? Is he at all concerned with the EU reset, which will have many of the same restrictions?…”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care198th of 5688.0
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- Cancer332nd of 6224.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
What they’ve said
“There is a big issue here. Other states around the world which have had assisted dying for some time have differences of view. In Oregon, which has had assisted dying since 1997, there is a requirement to keep the mother alive for as long as possible, particularly when there is a viable foetus.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They considered the issue of pregnancy during these very delicate discussions on assisted dying. I am somewhat disappointed and concerned that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, has not addressed this, and I really hope that this can be addressed on Report.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The legislation before us would restrict the availability of assisted dying to England and Wales, so I support what my noble friend Lord Lansley said about the UK being mentioned in the residency tool, so why not keep that concurrency in considering whether people are validly able to access secondary care? Then there i…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent over the years on smoking cessation products via the NHS—whether patches, gums or other such things—yet the only product to have received no public subsidy, despite it being the biggest driver of reducing smoking in this country, is the vape.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-10-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…NHS, where its modus operandi should be for life and for doing its bit, obviously, when palliative care is needed. To have this as an option is very dangerous. I would like to see—if we have to have this at all—a separation, because unfortunately the NHS would have skin in the game in terms of costs and staff problems.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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