Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
House of Lords
Green PartyOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 42nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 3%. 122 contributions since 2024-07-18.
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention9th of 73494.5
- Mental health27th of 86990.5
- Learning disability & autism164th of 96728.5
- Cancer92nd of 61316.0
- Elderly care & frailty7th of 22714.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)10th of 14212.5
- Heart disease & stroke66th of 3878.5
- Health inequalities67th of 2778.5
- Long Covid5th of 558.0
- Children's health26th of 1588.0
- Unpaid carers86th of 2778.0
- NHS waiting lists193rd of 5308.0
- Maternity & neonatal128th of 4276.5
- NHS & care workforce/staffing60th of 2956.5
- Adult social care & reform92nd of 3626.0
- Palliative & end of life care231st of 5736.0
- Dementia98th of 2454.0
- Rare diseases71st of 1984.0
- Diabetes59th of 1874.0
- GP access199th of 2322.0
- Dentistry access174th of 1912.0
What they’ve said
“…cry from the heart from a woman, who is a mother of two children, including a 10 year-old called George, who is autistic and has ADHD. This ties to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Foster, about the convergence of gambling practices and gaming practices.”
Young People: Gambling Harm · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…from the 20th century—a failed model that has caused the climate and nature emergencies, the terrible state of public health and the rampant inequality of the UK of 2026. It is ironic that this is happening while we have a new Prime Minister who says that he wants to give a greater say to communities.”
Greater Cambridge Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2026 · 2026-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I make a call here for realism. We have an ageing population, healthy life expectancy that has declined by two years in the past decade and one in 10 local areas where the healthy life expectancy is less than 55 years. We have a mental health crisis and a lot of focus on benefits for mental health issues.”
Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 · 2026-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton of Upholland, and the whole committee for this extremely enthusiastic report. I suspect I will be taking a different perspective from every other speaker in this debate because I am going to start from down here on solid earth—a planet that we have comprehensively trash…”