“I support my noble friend Lord Holmes’s amendment. Just over a year ago, Jarrod Bleijie, who is the Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development in Queensland, came to visit this House and listened intently to a debate on sport.”
Record by topic
- Mental health491st of 8906.0
- Health inequalities83rd of 2996.0
- Learning disability & autism469th of 9056.0
- Public health & prevention378th of 7004.0
- Heart disease & stroke152nd of 4074.0
- Diabetes62nd of 1994.0
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
- Palliative & end of life care430th of 5402.0
- Assisted dying294th of 3922.0
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What they’ve said
“I am in agreement with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, on these amendments. I think she was very wise to bring this before the Committee, because this is a case where many of the international governing bodies and federations— the IOC in particular—have taken a lead.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a former chairman of the British Olympic Association from 2005 through 2012, and, throughout those seven years, a member of the International Olympic Committee, which had oversight of the Games.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…this hour—already has a statutory responsibility and a strategic duty to promote health improvement and reduce health inequalities, primarily through its role in increasing participation in sport and physical activity among underserved and less active groups.”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-11-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Voluntary Euthanasia (Legalisation) Bill 1936, introduced under the society’s aegis, was fathered and written by my grandfather. Berkeley Moynihan was the leading surgeon of his generation. As surgeon-general in the First World War, he had the unenviable job of overseeing medical treatment along the Western Front.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…would the measurement we are talking about benefit the well-being of young people? It would promote children’s mental health, enhance learning outcomes, promote fairness, strengthen accountability and build a healthier and fitter society. It would have long-term social benefits.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-09-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily quoting them directly.
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- Paying with our healthThe Health Foundation