Lord Oates
House of Lords
Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Found a pulse
Ranks 922nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 72%. 4 contributions since 2024-11-11.
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention412th of 7344.0
- Cancer495th of 6132.0
- Children's health128th of 1582.0
- Mental health741st of 8692.0
- Palliative & end of life care460th of 5732.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, I join others in congratulating my noble friend Lady Featherstone on securing this debate and on her eloquent opening speech, and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hyde, and the noble Lord, Lord Barber, on their powerful maiden speeches. I appreciated their focus on optimism.”
UK Development Partnership Assistance · 2026-01-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bates, for initiating this debate. I declare my interest as CEO of United Against Malnutrition & Hunger. As we have heard, the world faces an unprecedented series of humanitarian crises driven by conflict and climate shocks, from the DRC to Myanmar, Palestine to Sudan, Somalia to…”
Official Development Assistance · 2026-01-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…very dear friend in an oncologist’s office in Pietermaritzburg in South Africa as he learned that his prostate cancer had spread and was no longer treatable. Just over a year ago, he told me that the pain was becoming unendurable. Shortly afterwards, his daughter contacted me to say that he had died.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I declare my interest as chief executive of United Against Malnutrition and Hunger. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Booth-Smith, on his excellent maiden speech.”
Autumn Budget 2024 · 2024-11-11 ·