Baroness Browning

House of Lords

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 261st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 20%. 37 contributions since 2024-10-10.

Record by topic

“My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president, along with my noble friend Lord Touhig, of the National Autistic Society, and I hold lasting power of attorney for autistic adults. I thank the excellent chair of our committee—I genuinely think we would not have got here without her.”
New Autism Strategy (Autism Act 2009 Committee Report) · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, does the Minister accept that, prior to a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s, many people are diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and sometimes there is a very long gap between that diagnosis and ultimately a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s? Will she look at the way in which the new plan is drafted to ensure…”
Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental Drugs · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I will focus on the proposed SEND changes in the forthcoming education Bill. Perhaps the House will be surprised that I do not intend, for once, to single out autism, because I hope to cover this in more detail on 10 June, when we debate the Select Committee report on the Autism Act 2009.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the employment of autistic adults remains at a remarkably low rate of about 30%. Each time there is a new strategy under the Autism Act, employment has been highlighted as one of the priorities. The strategy is due for renewal in July.”