Lord Rook
House of Lords
LabourLord Rook's full title is The Lord Rook OBE. His name is Russell David Rook, and he is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the Human Rights (Joint Committee).
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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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.
What they’ve raised
Lord Rook has engaged primarily through 15 debate speeches across health and social care topics, with particular focus on assisted dying legislation, where he contributed substantially across multiple parliamentary stages. His interventions have consistently emphasised safeguarding vulnerable populations—notably advocating for continuity of GP care before assisted dying and raising concerns about protecting young people and those with dementia. He has also spoken on adult social care reform, public health prevention (including tobacco and vaping), and workforce challenges, frequently drawing on his personal experience as a carer for a family member with dementia.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Assisted dying76th of 34710.0
- Palliative & end of life care190th of 5528.0
- Dementia55th of 2456.0
- Mental health469th of 8676.0
- Learning disability & autism591st of 8984.0
- Adult social care & reform155th of 3614.0
- Elderly care & frailty156th of 2272.0
- Children's health127th of 153
What they’ve said
“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 ↗