Biography
Lord Prentis of Leeds has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through four debate speeches on the Employment Rights Bill and King's Speech. His contributions have focused on adult social care reform, workforce pay and conditions, and workers' rights, drawing on his background as former general secretary of UNISON to advocate for legally binding agreements to improve terms for care sector staff. He has consistently highlighted the connection between chronic underfunding, market dysfunction, and inadequate care provision for elderly and disabled people.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I speak in favour of the Employment Rights Bill unamended and declare an interest as I was general secretary of the UK’s largest union, UNISON, for over 20 years. It has over 1.3 million members; over 1 million of them women, mainly low paid.”
Record by topic
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing103rd of 3024.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
What they’ve said
“…establish legally binding agreements that, at long last, would set pay, conditions and terms for workers in the adult social care sector: an adult social care negotiating body in England made up of relevant employers and trade unions. Staff in the sector are voting with their feet. They are leaving in droves.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-06-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill heralds the action so desperately needed, creating the fair work agency and the first pay agreement in adult social care in England. Today, as we speak, an employer in Knowsley, Livv Housing, is a stark reminder of why the Bill is so important.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Six million people in England are on consultant-led waiting lists. Reports from the ONS say that it could be as high as 10 million—well over 10% of the population of England waiting for treatment. Procedures are cancelled; referrals are delayed or simply refused. Public satisfaction has slumped to an all-time low.”
King’s Speech · 2024-07-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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