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Lords Chamber
Retirement and Participation Committee Report - Wed 16 Sep 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) Will it enhance the independence of the House from recent or present Governments? - Speech Link
2: Lord True (Con - Life peer) Will it enhance the independence of the House from recent or present Governments? - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hollins (XB - Life peer) I am not suggesting routine medical examinations or cognitive tests at 80—like those you have to have - Speech Link
4: Lord Kakkar (XB - Life peer) Therefore, the independence of your Lordships’ House is absolutely critical. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Hooper (Con - Life peer) I, of course, must declare a personal interest in this respect. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Vascular Sector Reform - Thu 10 Sep 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) A number of people in the Public Gallery have much more medical talent than I have—I am interested in - Speech Link
2: Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire) We have long been pressing for better social care, including free personal care and more support for - Speech Link
3: Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con - Solihull West and Shirley) Even worse, it took me back to vivas for Royal College examinations—I am still a member and am proud - Speech Link
4: James Frith (Lab - Bury North) Under the best practice tariffs, providers receive payment when they follow agreed standards of care. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Government Record on Education, Employment and Welfare - Thu 16 Jul 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Con - Life peer) hardship, illness and transition, but at its heart it must be designed to help people move towards independence - Speech Link
2: Baroness Nargund (Lab - Life peer) need for change must continue in medical education itself. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) assessments, which collapsed under the previous Government.In the medium term, the Timms review of personal - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Roger Gale (Con - Herne Bay and Sandwich) If she does, would she approach the General Medical Council to ask why that is? - Speech Link
2: Mims Davies (Con - East Grinstead and Uckfield) Intimate medical examinations were carried out on women by senior Harrods staff and security. - Speech Link
3: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) Gentleman’s personal experience and pay tribute to his campaign. - Speech Link
4: Kemi Badenoch (Con - North West Essex) She is the one who snatched the winter fuel payment and who announced a disastrous Budget that killed - Speech Link
5: Paula Barker (Lab - Liverpool Wavertree) Shockingly, Jake has recently undertaken a personal independence payment assessment and been turned down - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) That word, “spastic”, can sound like a terribly insulting term, but it was a medical reference to my - Speech Link
2: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) UK legislation offers important safeguards for law enforcement in processing that personal data. - Speech Link
3: Lord Deben (Con - Life peer) They believe that the law protects their personal integrity and their right to privacy. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Committee stage - Thu 11 Sep 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab - Life peer) I am obviously concerned for personal reasons about saving the green belt and looking after historic - Speech Link
2: Lord Mawson (XB - Life peer) It is no longer a matter for just the medical profession. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) It offers a space for the flowering of social skills and the development, crucially, of independence: - Speech Link
4: Baroness Thornhill (LD - Life peer) Thanks to your assistance, I am now on a path towards stability and independence”. - Speech Link
5: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) At precisely the stage in life when young people should be gaining independence, putting down roots, - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
GP Funding: South-west England - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Martin Wrigley (LD - Newton Abbot) The global sum starts with a payment per patient per year of £121.79—that is less than we might pay for - Speech Link
2: Martin Wrigley (LD - Newton Abbot) independence payment support, which will inevitably rebound on general practice—the first line of defence - Speech Link
3: Steve Yemm (Lab - Mansfield) A number of GP surgeries in my constituency will benefit, including the Sherwood Medical Partnership - Speech Link
4: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) The British Medical Association recommends 15-minute appointments for GPs. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Committee stage - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) This would allow the Secretary of State to set payment rates from Whitehall. - Speech Link
2: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) examinations of children for their employment. - Speech Link
3: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) Some schools can be overzealous on registration and do not take personal factors into account. - Speech Link
4: Lord Moynihan (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The chief medical officers in both those countries take walking and playing out. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Mental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Thu 12 Jun 2025
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) We all want a mental health system that recognises nuanced personal need and clinical judgment. - Speech Link
2: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) They seek to embed trauma- informed principles into the definition of “appropriate medical treatment” - Speech Link
3: Jen Craft (Lab - Thurrock) It was my understanding that naming the setting where medical treatment takes place—putting it on an - Speech Link
4: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) The emphasis on the independence of the second opinion appointed doctor is a positive step. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Report stage (day 1) - Mon 09 Jun 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: None As part of our mission to speed up the process overall, it is critical that examinations are focused - Speech Link
2: None That will support their ability to ensure that examinations are focused, with time prioritised on the - Speech Link