Biography
Baroness Blake has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on learning disability and autism support, dementia diagnosis and care pathways, and cancer screening. Her contributions demonstrate active participation in government health policy development, including detailed discussions on autism assessment waiting times, dementia care frameworks, prostate cancer screening recommendations, and early intervention programmes such as Family Hubs. She has also drawn on personal experience to advocate for mental health benefits and support for vulnerable populations, including children with SEND and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Of course, these matters are always under review. There is a special emphasis now on children with SEND to make sure they are properly looked after. We are mindful that the curriculum review looked at this in great detail, and the response was that, in the main, they were fair assessments.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism88th of 89936.0
- Unpaid carers14th of 28336.0
- Adult social care & reform11th of 37630.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing11th of 30222.0
- Assisted dying41st of 37122.0
- Mental health186th of 88020.0
- Cancer76th of 62218.0
- Public health & prevention117th of 68814.0
- Palliative & end of life care154th of 56810.0
- Dementia57th of 2518.0
- Elderly care & frailty27th of 2368.0
- Health inequalities77th of 2888.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking18th of 1398.0
- NHS waiting lists202nd of 5348.0
- Care home closures & provider failure3rd of 476.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Rare diseases73rd of 2024.0
- Heart disease & stroke150th of 3984.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)122nd of 1422.0
- Dentistry access175th of 1942.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
- GP access205th of 2412.0
What they’ve said
“…many people—whether in our education sector or in businesses and employment—who do not understand the needs of autistic people in particular, although we are talking about learning disabilities across the piece.”
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The figures that we are working from say that 270,701 people were waiting for an autism assessment in March 2026. We know that the average waiting time for assessments varies across the country: for 0 to 17 year-olds it is about 67 weeks, and for patients aged 18-plus it is about 20 weeks.”
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ords, we fully recognise the difficulties that families face in accessing the right support following a child’s autism diagnosis. In local areas, post-diagnostic support may be accessed via health, social care, education, and voluntary and community services, depending on what the individual needs.”
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am interested in his comments about the autism lobby. I know he will keep us up to date with his thinking around that, but from my own experience—…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…d the early years, hubs will welcome all families with older children up to the age of 19, or 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities, providing a universal offer for all.…”
Best Start Family Hubs · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
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