Biography
Lord Roberts of Belgravia made two debate speeches addressing health and social care issues. In a September 2025 speech on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, he argued that the measure could provide significant alleviation of pain and suffering for terminally ill people, noting that palliative care alone cannot prevent the distress and indignity some experience at end of life. His contributions focused on palliative and end-of-life care rather than the other listed topics.
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“…It is no criticism of our excellent hospice movement to point out that no amount of resources given to palliative care can alter the ultimate result, or abolish the fearful pain and indignity that terminally ill people have to go through unless they take so many painkillers that they become prey to weird delusions, ess…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, unlike my noble friend Lord Taylor, I had a terrible time at my public school and was expelled—or, more accurately, I was asked to leave and not come back—so I cannot be accused of being parti pris in this in saying that I support public schools.”
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