Biography
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton has engaged primarily through debate speeches on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, focusing on safeguards including preventing doctors from initiating assisted dying discussions and ensuring healthcare professionals are not pressured to participate unless actively opting in. She has also raised concerns regarding the infected blood inquiry response and broader issues affecting disabled women's equality and inclusion. Her contributions emphasise scrutiny of legislation and advocacy around vulnerable populations' protection.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Public opinion is given to reflect that caution, despite the high-profile celebrities fronting the campaign for assisted dying. Of course, they get the headlines. Actor Miriam Margolyes’s recent outburst against “a cohort of rabid Catholic privileged Lords out to sabotage the Bill” was heard loud and clear.”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
What they’ve said
“…ure that no doctor or associated healthcare professional is under any pressure to participate in the process of assisted dying unless actively opting in to the process.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Amendments 150, 151 and 154, all of which aim to prevent a medical practitioner initiating discussions on assisted dying under Clause 5 of the Bill. Like the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, I thoroughly agree that doctors must not be permitted to initiate conversations about assisted dying to patients.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…For decades, personal budgets and empowerment models transformed disabled people’s lives, enabling them to exercise genuine choice and control. Independent living is not theoretical; it is deliverable.”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I also campaigned for a law called the direct payments Act, with which the noble Lord, Lord Harper, will be very familiar. That allowed severely disabled people to employ their own personal assistants, so that they would no longer be a burden on their families. No one wants to rely on their families or their spouses.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ledge that the paramount need is to ensure that politics does not repeat itself? In the words of the CEO of the Haemophilia Society: “The inquiry gave us the truth, but we’re still waiting for justice”.…”
Infected Blood Inquiry: Government Response · 2025-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
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