“…many of the weight-loss drugs in helping people back into work through weight loss, and other benefits such as cancer and diabetes prevention, which would show a real net positive to the economy? I just wondered what the Minister’s views were on that report.…”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying37th of 39224.0
- Palliative & end of life care87th of 54016.0
- Cancer141st of 64112.0
- Medical ethics & regulation43rd of 22610.0
- Mental health469th of 8908.0
- Rare diseases47th of 2076.0
- Heart disease & stroke82nd of 4076.0
- Learning disability & autism594th of 9054.0
- NHS waiting lists475th of 5432.0
- Diabetes160th of 1992.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing244th of 3142.0
- Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
- Dementia221st of 2632.0
- Adult social care & reform330th of 3972.0
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What they’ve said
“…Lord Hayward, if I was ever to win anything significant, it would definitely be by a massive stroke of luck. The Government’s clearly stated intention for the Bill is to create an event-agnostic framework that can be applied to certain future sporting events without requiring new primary legislation.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. This is clearly a serious incident that goes to the heart of public trust in one of our most important research assets. I pay tribute to the hundreds of thousands of volunteers whose data underpins the success of the UK Biobank and the breakthrough it has enabled.”
UK Biobank Data · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In 2007, she was diagnosed with late-stage womb cancer. When she was in pain at the end of her life, she was helped by hospice staff—in my words—to take an earlier train home. That experience changed how I see the debate.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The noble Lord was at pains to say that he felt that assisted dying was somehow not a compassionate part of care, but will he accept that, for some people, it is the true definition of compassion? Noble Lords have heard me say on many occasions that, when my mother was terminally ill and it was suggested that we might…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I think I heard from the noble Baroness a concern that savings of £13,000 a week would be generated if assisted dying happened. I then heard her say afterwards that there would be costs on other people. Obviously, she cannot have it each way.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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