Baroness Barran

House of Lords

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 90th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 7%. 75 contributions since 2024-07-19.

Record by topic

“…I was sad to go—but I genuinely look forward to working across the House on the special educational needs and disabilities legislation when it comes and more. Our role is making sure that legislation works in practice; I have tried to do this in this Bill, and I will try to do it in the future.…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The noble Lord, Lord Addington, rightly raised concerns about children with special educational needs. The evidence from the medical profession is that it is precisely these children who are made most vulnerable by having a smartphone, and teachers are quite clear that it is not appropriate for a child’s special educat…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-03-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lords, I start by thanking the Government for the Statement and the publication of the schools White Paper, the SEND consultation and the update on teacher recruitment.”
Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill, Part 1, rather than trying fundamentally to address the shortage of foster and kinship carers in this country, focuses on reorganisation and regulation. Also, in Part 2, rather than learning from the successes of our free schools and academies and embedding those in the school system, the Government have sought t…”