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Ranks 624th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 49%. 13 contributions since 2024-12-11.
“My Lord, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, not only for introducing this Bill but for decades of tireless work exposing some of the gravest human rights abuses across the world.”
Genocide Determination Bill [HL] · 2026-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Walls, guards and stab vests are the equivalent of palliative care. They are not a cure. We need to focus on the cure and, as we all know, the first step to any cure is correctly identifying the disease.…”
Antisemitic Attacks · 2026-04-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill has meant that noble Lords across the House, whether for or against the principle of assisted dying, have taken the scrutiny of the Bill very seriously, as they rightly should. I suggest that there is both a general and a specific reason for that.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In reality, assisted dying will not be provided by the criminal justice system. In practice, it will be provided by the health service. That is why I listened carefully to what the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, said: in practice, this is a Bill which to…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…progressive illness or disease which cannot be reversed by treatment”, let us say—God forbid—one has pancreatic cancer, and it cannot be reversed by treatment. The second condition is that “the person’s death in consequence of that illness or disease can reasonably be expected within six months”.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I know that reports of incidents in other countries where people have used assisted dying services to end their lives for reasons other than terminal illness are concerning. Therefore, I understand the reasons why the various noble Lords have put forward the amendments in this group.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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