Baroness Bull
House of Lords
CrossbenchBaroness Bull's full title is The Baroness Bull CBE. Her name is Deborah Clare Bull, and she is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art, Numeracy for Life Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 568th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 45%. 15 contributions since 2024-07-19.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Bull has made 15 debate speeches focused primarily on learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions, with particular emphasis on dyscalculia awareness and support in schools. Her contributions highlight systemic gaps, including low educator awareness of dyscalculia despite its prevalence matching dyslexia, underdiagnosis of neurodivergent young people in the youth justice system, and inadequate mental health provision for children with special educational needs. She has also raised related concerns about unlawful exclusions of autistic pupils, work experience access for disabled young people, and bone health in women's health policy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism154th of 89824.0
- Mental health469th of 8676.0
- Dementia206th of 2452.0
- Public health & prevention568th of 6832.0
What they’ve said
“…I understand figures show that about 80% of young people who are cautioned or sentenced have some kind of special educational need or neurodivergent condition. Does the Minister agree that this seems to suggest that a stronger focus in the education system on early diagnosis and intervention, particularly for specific…”
Youth Offending · 2026-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to (1) raise awareness of dyscalculia among educators, including Special Educational Needs Coordinators, and (2) ensure dyscalculic pupils have specialist support.”
Special Educational Needs: Dyscalculia · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…inister will agree that with an incidence of one in 20, it is one of the commonly occurring conditions that the SEND reforms promise that every school will recognise and address.”
Special Educational Needs: Dyscalculia · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…What are the Minister’s Government doing to empower tutors to meet the special educational needs of prisoners with neurodivergence, so that they can come out of prison equipped to live a life without crime? Will the Government commit to solving the complexities of data collection? Without understanding the scale and na…”
Prisons: Education · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗