Baroness Chapman of Darlington

House of Lords

Labour

Baroness Chapman of Darlington's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington. Her name is Jenny Chapman, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

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Ranks 559th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 44%. 16 contributions since 2024-10-25.

What they’ve raised

Baroness Chapman of Darlington has made 16 debate speeches across public health and social care topics, with contributions spanning HIV and AIDS prevention, mental health impacts on young people, and vulnerable children in conflict zones. Her engagement has predominantly focused on international development and humanitarian dimensions of these issues, including UK funding commitments to sexual violence victims, support for women in peace processes, and antimicrobial resistance work through the Fleming Fund. She also addressed domestic concerns about young people's mental health and school attendance as part of broader discussions on child welfare.

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Record by topic

Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
Learning disability & autism591st of 8984.0
Mental health593rd of 8674.0
Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0

What they’ve said

“We increased our funding to victims of sexual violence, which we announced some months ago. That was the right thing to do, and we may need to do more. As for what we are doing multilaterally, we are the penholder at the UN.”
Sudan: Operational Restrictions on Humanitarian Actors · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the Government are firmly committed to the women, peace and security agenda. We see women’s representation not as an addition to peacebuilding but as central to more effective conflict prevention and resolution.”
Women’s Representation in Peace Processes · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for his insight. The Committee benefits hugely from his knowledge and experience on this. This group of amendments relates to environmental protection and the sustainable management of activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction.”
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill · 2025-12-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But, despite this, our work is not done. The UK Government remain firmly committed to eliminating AIDS as a public health threat, and we are proud to continue our support to the organisations at the forefront of the HIV response, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, whose eighth replenishm…”
AIDS · 2025-12-01 ·