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Lord Winston

Labour - Life peer

Joined House of Lords: 18th December 1995


Lord Winston is not an officer of any APPGs Lord Winston is not a member of any APPGs
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee
14th Oct 2025 - 5th Nov 2025
Preterm Birth Committee
24th Jan 2024 - 14th Nov 2024
Science and Technology Committee (Lords)
28th Jan 2021 - 31st Jan 2024
Science and Technology Committee
28th Jan 2021 - 31st Jan 2024
Science and Technology Committee (Lords)
22nd Jun 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Science and Technology Committee
22nd Jun 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
9th May 2007 - 8th Aug 2007
Science and Technology Committee (Lords)
28th Oct 1996 - 8th Nov 2006
Science and Technology Committee
28th Oct 1996 - 8th Nov 2006
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
6th Oct 1997 - 11th May 2001


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Winston has voted in 173 divisions, and 1 time against the majority of their Party.

19 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Winston voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 18 Labour Aye votes vs 114 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 118
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Baroness Merron (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(23 debate interactions)
Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour)
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
(6 debate interactions)
Baroness Twycross (Labour)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(6 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department of Health and Social Care
(41 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(10 debate contributions)
Department for Business and Trade
(6 debate contributions)
Ministry of Justice
(5 debate contributions)
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Winston, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


1 Bill introduced by Lord Winston


A Bill to require the declaration relating to animal research to be placed on medicinal products' labels.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 25th October 2013

Lord Winston has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 5 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
17th Mar 2026
IVF
To ask His Majesty's Government how many women in the UK whose eggs were frozen before they reached the age of 35 years subsequently had a live birth after these egg(s) were thawed, fertilised and transferred to the uterus.

The information is not available. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it cannot provide the information as requested due to how the data is stored on the HFEA Register.

Work is currently ongoing so that this information can be provided over the next 12 to 18 months.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
17th Mar 2026
IVF
To ask His Majesty's Government how many women in the UK whose eggs were frozen after the age of 35 subsequently had a live birth after their egg(s) had been thawed.

The information is not available. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it cannot provide the information as requested due to how the data is stored on the HFEA Register.

Work is currently ongoing so that this information can be provided over the next 12 to 18 months.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
17th Mar 2026
IVF
To ask His Majesty's Government how many human eggs (oocytes) were harvested and frozen by vitrification between the years 2014–24 for social purposes according to records kept by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; and how many of these eggs were subsequently thawed in order to undertake clinical treatment using in vitro fertilisation.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority does not hold information on the method of freezing for the whole period requested, or the reasons eggs were frozen.

Data is available from 2014 to 2023 showing 263,692 eggs collected for patients’ own use in egg storage and 33,861 eggs thawed for patients’ own use.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
17th Mar 2026
IVF
To ask His Majesty's Government according to the records of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), how many women undergoing egg collection for the purposes of egg storage required admission to hospital or experienced other significant morbidity following ovarian stimulation and egg collection; and how many women were reported to have experienced internal abdominal haemorrhage or other damage in the abdomen following attempts at oocyte harvest.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority does not categorise information on hospital admissions, significant morbidity, or internal abdominal haemorrhage or other damage in the abdomen by fertility treatment type.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
17th Mar 2026
IVF
To ask His Majesty's Government what provisions they have put in place to ensure medical follow up of children who were conceived by in vitro fertilisation following oocyte freezing.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), as the United Kingdom wide regulator of fertility treatment, has no statutory role in the medical follow up for children conceived through in vitro fertilisation, including instances where thawed eggs are used in treatment.

The HFEA’s expert Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee monitors new studies relating to assisted reproductive technologies, including any impact on children born from treatments.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)