Baroness Benjamin
House of Lords
Liberal DemocratBaroness Benjamin's full title is The Baroness Benjamin OM DBE DL. Her name is Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 671st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 53%. 11 contributions since 2024-07-22.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Benjamin has engaged on children's health and wellbeing through 11 debate speeches, with particular focus on child protection, mental health, and safeguarding issues. Her contributions have addressed physical punishment, child neglect, social media access for under-16s, and specialist support for abuse victims, often drawing on her role as vice-president of Barnardo's. She has also raised health inequalities affecting specific populations, including maternal mortality rates among Black and Asian women and discrimination against people with sickle cell disorder in NHS maternity services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health285th of 86712.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Children's health127th of 1532.0
- Health inequalities233rd of 2772.0
- Rare diseases168th of 1982.0
- NHS waiting lists463rd of 5302.0
What they’ve said
“…It is as if their well-being and mental health are not important. I can hear the AI developers thinking among themselves: “Who cares? It’s only children”. Well, we should care.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e and warnings did not spread far enough and we are now facing a crisis, an epidemic of children suffering from mental health issues, depression, isolation, bullying, blackmail and intimidation—the frightening list goes on and on— because of their exposure to the dark side of social media.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We already know that physical punishment can cause significant harm to a child, including poorer mental health and increased behavioural problems, as the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, has said. Any child who is physically punished is also at greater risk of even more serious abuse, which can be devastating.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Barnardo’s—I declare an interest as vice-president—estimates that 55,000 children and adults are currently on waiting lists for support for child sexual abuse. Alongside this, 23 specialist services have closed in the last 18 months, with only 363 remaining.”
Victims and Courts Bill · 2025-12-16 · Read on Hansard ↗