Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Nov 2026 Health Bill
"My Lords, I welcome these two amendments because they encourage us to debate a very important matter—employment. I have said before that the GPs I work with would remind us that, in the very challenging communities in which they work, getting a job does more for people’s health than anything …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"My Lords, this all sounds fine in theory, but people like me are nosy—we go and have a look under the carpet at what is happening, in detail, in the machinery. Often, this machinery means well but the structures and siloed systems prevent the kinds of relationships that need to …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. I will share a practical experience. In Tower Hamlets, a large proportion of the residents are Bengali and eat betel nut, which produces all the symptoms and serious health impacts that the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar, has well …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"My Lords, I too support Amendment 22 and am encouraged by this debate, which definitely needs to happen. Indeed, the GPs I work with in the East End of London would definitely want to open up these very choices to patients from many different backgrounds, because sometimes one can get …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome this debate and I certainly support the amendment. I am encouraged by the letter that we received today that there is an open mind within government and a proper discussion taking place about these very important issues. I am a practitioner, as many of your Lordships …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"My Lords, I found this an interesting debate, and I am sympathetic to the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and particularly that of the noble Lord, Lord Patel, because he is right that very little is actually being learned. My colleagues and I have listened, over the years, …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"My Lords, I was not involved in this aspect of the Games, but I was aware of the conversations going on about it at the time in east London. The Government might benefit from talking to Sir Robin Wales, the then Labour Mayor of Newham, who was deeply concerned about …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for raising the point about us maybe sharing some of the knowledge we gained through the Olympics. I certainly would be really willing to do that, and I am sure the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, would as well. Some of us are concerned that, under successive …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"The noble Lord is correct on that point. It was the IOC that had the view on what should happen with the accommodation on the Olympic park. For example, it did not put kitchens in, for very good reasons—the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, will know more about this than I …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech
"It is a rich conversation, and it is really important that we learn this lesson. One of the things we did not achieve with the London 2012 Games—and it is no one’s fault—was to have someone caring about the legacy and really worrying away on day one when we won …..." Lord Mawson - View Speech