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Baroness Berridge's engagement consists of 39 debate speeches and one committee contrib

Generated from their own Hansard record, below

“…2.3 times more likely to die in childbirth, this report also confirms that, in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, infant mortality rates were significantly higher for Black and Asian women. In the report, a full dataset is not given of women of ethnicity.”

Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services · 2026-06-29 · Hansard ↗

Record by topic

  1. Mental health67th of 89052.0
  2. Learning disability & autism142nd of 90528.0
  3. Assisted dying36th of 39226.0
  4. Medical ethics & regulation23rd of 22622.0
  5. Palliative & end of life care87th of 54016.0
  6. Rare diseases45th of 2076.5
  7. Public health & prevention260th of 7006.0
  8. Unpaid carers99th of 2966.0
  9. Cancer353rd of 6414.0
  10. Adult social care & reform180th of 3974.0
  11. Women's health & gynaecology174th of 2122.0
  12. Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
  13. Children's health139th of 1652.0

Also active on mental health

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What they’ve said

  • “My Lords, I would like to take the Minister down memory lane and explore with her the Mental Health Act and consent by those under 16. Can she confirm the law relating to that is still Gillick competence? My other questions follow on from that.”

    PATHWAYS Study: Puberty Suppression · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…15 years here, witnessed the best of parliamentary legislating as I sat on the Joint Committee scrutinising the Mental Health Bill after an independent review, a White Paper and a government response, but in my 15 years, this is not the best.”

    Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “My Lords, Amendment 317 seeks to amend the Lieutenancies Act 1997 to ensure the continuation of Rutland as a ceremonial county with its own lord-lieutenant. I am grateful to the Minister for her email today relating to this matter, and for acknowledging “the unique circumstances, given that Rutland’s ceremonial status…”

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…he widest possible protection for those people who, due to issues of conscience, are not able to participate in assisted dying. I specifically use “not able”, which is a different concept from that of autonomy and choice that underlies the Bill.”

    Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…It involves a Mental Capacity Act assessment and could involve the discussion of quite sensitive information about the administration of lethal substances and their potential complications. It is a serious and, as we have said, irrevocable decision.”

    Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗

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