Lord Falconer of Thoroton
House of Lords
LabourLord Falconer of Thoroton's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Falconer of Thoroton. His name is Charles Leslie Falconer, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 52nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 4%. 102 contributions since 2025-09-12.
What they’ve raised
Lord Falconer of Thoroton has engaged substantially with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through 40 debate speeches, particularly during Committee stage discussions in March 2026 and final proceedings in April 2026. His contributions focused on technical provisions including the preliminary discussion requirements, professional opt-in arrangements, protections for conscientious objectors, and institutional exceptions for hospices and care homes. He expressed particular concern about ensuring clarity in legal duties, safeguarding healthcare workers and organisations from liability, and addressing funding implications for hospices that decline to provide assisted dying services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Assisted dying7th of 347124.0
- Palliative & end of life care6th of 552102.0
- Mental health134th of 86724.0
- Cancer92nd of 61316.0
- Learning disability & autism439th of 8988.0
- Rare diseases44th of 1986.0
- Diabetes59th of 1864.0
- Health inequalities233rd of 277
What they’ve said
“…The first is that of Elise Burns, who is in the Gallery today. She has terminal cancer. She said that she would love Peers “to look me in the eye and tell me why me and my friends, and anyone with terminal illness, don’t deserve to die with dignity and to have the choice to die as they choose, without pain”.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Members of the public, who support assisted dying by a very large margin, will be asking themselves why Parliament has failed to enact a measure that they believed would and should become law after Members of Parliament voted in favour of it in the other place.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I apologise for intervening but I completely agree with what the noble Baroness has just said. The way in which that would happen is that the Bill would come back from the Commons and we would agree here to put in the amendments that I put in as a result of the power of the noble Baroness’s speeches.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It incorporates that anybody who is being prejudiced against because they will not participate in terminal illness matters is given every single right under the Employment Rights Act.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 ·