Biography
Lord Vallance of Balham has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches in the Lords, addressing dementia research through UK Biobank data protection, mental health and multi-morbidity research support, and children's data protection in relation to health information. His contributions reflect a focus on research infrastructure and data governance as tools for improving health outcomes across multiple conditions including cancer, heart disease, and mental health. The engagement demonstrates consistent emphasis on balancing scientific advancement with robust safeguards for vulnerable populations and research participants.
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“…It is quite an extraordinary resource that improves health in many of the ways described, such as predicting dementia and early warning signs for cancer, or finding genetic markers for stroke.”
Record by topic
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Heart disease & stroke150th of 3984.0
- Dementia211th of 2512.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, I now turn to government Amendment 49. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and other noble Lords for raising the concerns of the charity sector during earlier debates. The Government have also heard from charities and trade associations directly.”
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] · 2025-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…tart to make research in children more difficult—for example, if research on children with a particular type of cancer found something in those children that was relevant to another cancer, this would preclude the use of that data—that cannot be right for children.”
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] · 2025-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Some of these new centres have specified areas, such as mental health and multi-morbidity, but there is a whole round which is unspecified, allowing for people to put forward ideas of their own for units of the future, which I believe will be important for the very reason the noble Lord says.…”
Specialised Research Units: Closures · 2024-10-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, it is a great honour to open this adjourned debate on His Majesty’s most gracious Speech. Today’s debate will focus on economic growth, infrastructure and employment, but before I turn to today’s debate I should say that I believe it is customary for new Members of your Lordships’ House to offer some personal…”
King’s Speech (4th Day) · 2024-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
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