Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd
House of Lords
CrossbenchOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 751st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 59%. 8 contributions since 2024-12-12.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism548th of 9676.0
- Mental health470th of 8696.0
- Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0
- Palliative & end of life care460th of 5732.0
What they’ve said
“…e was wholly misconceived; nor is it an excuse to say there is a risk that they are more dangerous, because the psychiatric evidence is unanimous in the view that the form of sentence has made that danger greater.”
Sentencing Bill · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the last Government and this Government have done a great deal to help those who were sentenced to imprisonment for public protection and released on licence. I welcome the amendments tabled by the Government and other noble Lords in relation to the position of those on licence.”
Sentencing Bill · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I shall move this amendment on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, who unfortunately cannot be present. I wish to express first his appreciation of the time the Minister has taken to speak to him about the issue raised by this amendment. I can explain it very briefly.”
Sentencing Bill · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is the accepted psychiatric evidence, which those who will not accept that we must do something about this ignore, for a reason I cannot understand. But it is worse than that.”
Sentencing Bill · 2025-12-03 · Read on Hansard ↗