Biography
Baroness Carberry of Muswell Hill has engaged on public health and prevention primarily through three debate speeches on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, advocating strongly for the intergenerational smoking ban as a significant public health intervention. She emphasised the importance of breaking cycles of addiction and disadvantage while drawing on personal experience of second-hand smoke exposure and smoking-related deaths. Her contributions focused on defending the Bill's core objectives against attempts to weaken the legislation during Committee stage.
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“My Lords, my warm congratulations go to all my noble friends who have made such brilliant maiden speeches today. We are very lucky to have them all with us. I want to use my few minutes today to thank the women who serve in our Armed Forces.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
What they’ve said
“…I wonder whether the sponsors of these amendments in this group actually support the intention of creating a smoke-free generation. The Government’s own modelling says that the Bill would virtually eliminate smoking in under-30s by 2050. These amendments would make this desirable objective far less likely.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-10-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the Bill is a massively significant public health intervention that will save lives. I have heard the arguments today about personal freedoms, and I say this: anyone in my age group grew up in a cloud of toxic second-hand smoke in our homes, on public transport and in our workplaces, and many of us saw our pa…”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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