Baroness Berger
House of Lords
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 292nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 23%. 33 contributions since 2025-03-27.
Record by topic
- Mental health98th of 86938.0
- Palliative & end of life care58th of 57328.0
- Learning disability & autism548th of 9676.0
- Public health & prevention412th of 7344.0
- Heart disease & stroke314th of 3872.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing232nd of 2952.0
- Dementia206th of 2452.0
- Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0
- NHS waiting lists463rd of 5302.0
What they’ve said
“…by the new untrialled process, involving non-judicial panels overseen by a new, tsar-like figure, the voluntary assisted dying commissioner. This seismic change was made without any input from the 627 Members of the other place who were not on the Bill Committee.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Nursing, and from GPs and medical examiners—organisations and groups that are neutral on the principle of assisted dying but have legitimate and significant concerns about the efficacy, workability and safety of the Bill. I was seeking to make an intervention earlier on my noble friend Lady Andrews.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I think—of the royal medical colleges take a neutral position on the principle of assisted dying, there is not a single medical royal college in this country that will attest to the safety of the Bill.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…uniform of the doctor who is having that conversation could suggest a position of authority that someone with a learning disability should show acquiescence to. I thought that was something for us to consider in the light of all these important amendments.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 ·