Biography
Tom Tugendhat has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with a particular focus on end-of-life care and assisted dying. His contributions emphasize concerns about safeguards and vulnerable populations, notably citing the experience of a Canadian patient to illustrate risks of expanded assisted dying legislation, and he has also engaged with questions around puberty blockers and medical experimentation on children. His interventions reflect a consistent emphasis on constitutional implications and the need for robust oversight of government powers in health policy decisions.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…That is a perfectly acceptable position to hold, but it is not a matter specifically related to the assisted dying Bill. What the hon. Member is suggesting, and it is a perfectly legitimate point to make, is that, actually, our parliamentary system is completely broken, that no revision is possible from the second Cham…”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying62nd of 37112.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…Gentleman is making the argument for constitutional reform, but he actually means he is in favour of assisted dying. Again, that is a completely acceptable position, but it is not frank; it is not being straight with the House and it is not being straight with people.”
Progression of Bills through Parliament · 2026-06-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ly for a group of children who are often already suffering from some other element of potential harm, including autism, as the hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) mentioned, would be to re-victimise children who are already vulnerable.”
Puberty Blockers Clinical Trial · 2026-03-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The demographics of this country are going against us. We do not have enough young people for an ageing population. That means, I am afraid, that we do need to look at the triple lock.”
Budget Resolutions · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I welcome the speech that the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood) has just given, and the reason I welcome it is that he recognised correctly, fully and truthfully that almost all those who were victims in those terrible years of the troubles were UK citizens.”
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · 2025-11-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have heard the blandishments and the warm words of euphemism; we have heard this called assisted dying, but the truth is that it is not assisted dying. Assisted dying is what a hospice already does today—helping people, caring for them and supporting them.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
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