Biography
Lord Storey has engaged primarily through 38 debate speeches, with substantial contributions to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill focusing on child protection, education support, and online safety. His recent contributions reflect a broader health policy interest spanning mental health (particularly in young people), adult social care reform, and hospital discharge issues, alongside concerns about vulnerable children including those with learning disabilities and diabetes. He has advocated for specific protections such as raising the age for social media data processing to 16 and establishing a national tutoring guarantee to address pandemic-related educational inequalities.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Today, that figure is almost a half. Perhaps most strikingly, mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions are now among the principal barriers preventing many young people participating in education and employment. These findings tell us something important about the challenge we face.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism88th of 89936.0
- Mental health121st of 88028.0
- Public health & prevention373rd of 6884.0
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- Unpaid carers146th of 2834.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking114th of 1392.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, bed-blocking—as we refer to it, as opposed to delayed discharges—is a very sensitive issue, for the hospital and the patient. It leads to people waiting in corridors to be treated.”
Hospitals: Delayed Discharges · 2026-02-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…appropriate interventions, whether that be reintegration into another school, alternative provision or targeted mental health and well-being support. Whichever route this intervention follows, it is essential, as evidence shows that without such structured intervention excluded children face long-term education disadva…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-02-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Around 45% of these pupils were eligible for free school meals and 28% had special educational needs. These figures show that the programme has successfully targeted some of the pupils who need it most. However, they also highlight that, despite this reach, the support remains temporary and unevenly guaranteed.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-02-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I was recently contacted by a mother of a diabetic child who relies on a mobile phone app to monitor her glucose level and manage insulin treatment. Without that device, her child would be at serious risk.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-02-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I can see off-rolling where a child has special educational needs which cannot be met at the school. But I cannot understand how schools were allowed to off-roll pupils for no particular reason at all. There are examples of where parents were given advice by schools which was not the right way to progress.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-02-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
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