Lord Wallace of Saltaire

House of Lords

Liberal Democrat

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Found a pulse

Ranks 922nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 72%. 4 contributions since 2024-10-09.

Record by topic

“…ocracy but does nothing to address the domestic threats, both from the depth of public disillusion and from the frailty of our constitutional safeguards against abuse of the executive power. Public mistrust in Westminster politics, even in democracy as such, continues to rise.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…So, I am glad to see public safety here. I recall that when the Salisbury poisoning took place, the public health officer in Salisbury played a vital and impressive role in sorting out its response.”
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · 2026-01-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I declare an interest: for five years, I was an unpaid Lords Minister and Whip in the coalition Government. When we have a coalition Government—we may very well find ourselves with a rather messy coalition after the next election—there may be an argument for having a larger number of Ministers, because we hav…”
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill · 2025-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…If you have that gap, as with teachers and with junior doctors, retention becomes a problem. On the digital dimension, we have fallen a long way behind. That is, again, partly a failure of government.”
Public Sector Productivity · 2024-10-09 · Read on Hansard ↗