Baroness CashShadow
House of Lords
ConservativeBaroness Cash's full title is The Baroness Cash. Her name is Joanne Catherine Cash, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 713th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 56%. 9 contributions since 2025-05-01.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Cash has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with particular focus on mental health conditions and learning disability and autism. Her contributions have addressed concerns including the rise in mental illness diagnoses among young people, vulnerabilities in gender-incongruent children with autism or mental disorders, and early years wellbeing interventions. She has drawn on personal interests in mental health support programmes and children's wellbeing to inform her engagement across multiple legislative debates.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health365th of 86710.0
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 8986.0
- Public health & prevention371st of 6834.0
- Heart disease & stroke313th of 3862.0
- Diabetes150th of 1862.0
What they’ve said
“…ld be wrong, however, not to acknowledge the profound and lasting effects of the pandemic on school attendance, mental health and our national working culture and the fact that the Government inherited those challenges also. The question today is whether they have risen to the challenges.”
Government Record on Education, Employment and Welfare · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But the need will be lifelong. The Education Committee recommended a dedicated mental health support pathway, while the package offers guidance for clinicians instead.”
Historical Forced Adoption · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…en include some of the most vulnerable children in society, with disproportionate numbers of that cohort having autism or mental disorders or being children in care. There is an unknown and inestimable correlation with social media that is yet to be uncovered.”
PATHWAYS Study: Puberty Suppression · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…elp, but there is also a vast increase in the number of young adults who are meeting the threshold for a common mental health condition, most commonly anxiety and depression.”
Mental Health Conditions: Diagnoses · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗