Lord Rook

House of Lords

Labour

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Ranks 568th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 45%. 15 contributions since 2025-04-23.

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“My Lords, about a year ago, I gave one of my first speeches in your Lordships’ House. It was in a debate also led by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on this very subject. I said then that, as a rookie Peer, my aspiration was to become more like him as I grow up.”
Combating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ues about the scale of our housing crisis: 4.2 million citizens in need of social housing; 1.3 million stuck on waiting lists; and, more worrying still, 175,000 children who will go to bed again tonight in temporary accommodation.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…On preventing coercion, Amendment 154 would establish a simple but essential safeguard: that assisted dying should be patient-initiated, so a doctor or other health professional should not raise the subject unless the patient has done so first.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I declare an interest as the carer for a family member with long-term dementia. Taken together, these amendments address a single fundamental problem in the Bill, namely the current definition of terminal illness.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-30 · Read on Hansard ↗