Biography
Lord McColl of Dulwich has engaged substantively with end-of-life care and public health topics through debate speeches and committee participation. He has contributed to discussions on assisted dying, drawing on five decades of clinical experience with terminally ill patients, and participated actively in the Food, Diet and Obesity Committee, challenging scientific claims about ultra-processed foods and emphasizing dietary approaches to obesity over pharmaceutical interventions. He has also spoken on hospice funding and the role of palliative care in managing symptoms at the end of life.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I have attended and spoken at most of the debates on euthanasia over the last 35 years, and one feature that has always struck me is that they have been full of anecdotes. Perhaps we ought to consider that the Greek word “anecdote” means “unpublished”, which is arguably what most anecdotes should remain.”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care212th of 5686.5
- Assisted dying170th of 3714.0
- Cancer332nd of 6224.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
What they’ve said
“…I was responsible for setting up hospices for people dying of AIDS in London and in Uganda. The reason why these campaigns were so successful is that they were honest. They did not wrap everything up in euphemisms. Norman Fowler was the Secretary of State for Health, and he was absolutely honest and frank.”
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Report · 2025-03-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Beyond the physiological aspects, we need a transparent, evidence-based public health campaign. A well-executed campaign has been successful in the past, although this has been denied in some quarters. Let us look back in history, as most of the answers are in history.”
Diets: Fat · 2024-10-31 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…For most of my professional life, I have been associated with hospices such as St Christopher’s, the Mildmay in the East End of London, the Mildmay in Uganda and the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Surrey. I have learned a lot working in these places.”
Hospices: Funding · 2024-10-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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