Baroness Andrews

House of Lords

Labour

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Ranks 713th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 56%. 9 contributions since 2024-07-19.

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“…And while palliative care is often excellent it is not all powerful. It has limits … I am not alone … too many terminally ill people are living not only with pain but with fear; fear of losing control … Fear of being forced to continue when all sense of dignity and meaning has gone. That fear shapes our days.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Noble Lords will forgive me for a bit of history, but I was the responding Minister on the first Bill on assisted dying in this House in 2005. I remember very well what the noble Lord, Lord Baker, said—several people who are still in this House were there. It was the first time we had ever debated it.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It is one of the most acute problems in the whole provision of social care, and it falls hard on unpaid carers when they do not even know how or who to ask for help. It has been diagnosed many times as a big issue. There used to be co-ordinator discharge people in hospitals who would help with this process.”
Unpaid Carers: Patient Hospital Discharge · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I think it is right, as my noble friend Lord Rooker said, that this clause stand part debate is an opportunity for a reset and a rethink about how we are approaching the Bill and the way we are prioritising the arguments.”