Biography
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through five debate speeches in the Lords, with contributions touching on learning disability and autism support (specifically accessibility of breakfast clubs for children with special educational needs), genome screening policy, and children's wellbeing. His interventions have focused on procedural and accessibility questions rather than detailed policy positions, such as requesting clarification on when genome screening will be debated and how breakfast clubs will accommodate learners requiring one-to-one support.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…g workforce, a growing old-age dependency ratio and severe pressures on health and social care provision for an ageing population. My second point is that there is a real danger that vital qualitative aspects of the housing that we need will be sacrificed in pursuit of arbitrary numerical targets.”
Record by topic
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
What they’ve said
“When will the House have the opportunity to debate this policy for whole-genome sequencing with all its details, given that it has such weighty and far-reaching implications for healthcare, prevention and a number of ethical issues, as we have already heard?”
Genome Screening: Newborn Infants · 2025-09-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…g a parent in prison is among the most significant adverse childhood experiences, severely impacting children’s mental health and well-being. Children with an imprisoned parent are 25% more likely to suffer from mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, insomnia and eating disorders.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-09-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, like many other noble Lords, I welcome this Statement. How will the Government ensure that breakfast clubs will be accessible to learners with special educational needs and disabilities who may usually be supported by one-to-one staff during the school day?”
Breakfast Clubs: Early Adopters · 2025-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…months or even years in unsuitable, so-called temporary accommodation while they languish on the social housing waiting list, which currently stands at over 1 million.”
King’s Speech · 2024-07-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
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