Baroness Coffey

House of Lords

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 289th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 23%. 34 contributions since 2025-03-19.

Record by topic

“There was an initiative to have a mental health first aider in every school. What further work has been done to maintain that level in the Minister’s working collaboration with the DfE and local councils?”
Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Services · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I completely understand the passion of people who want assisted dying to happen in this country. A variety of amendments have been rejected when talking about pain or other things being key criteria, or about autonomy versus the risk of coercion, and I think they should come up with a better Bill.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That contrasts significantly with Marie Curie’s figures that over 300,000 people engage with hospice care and palliative care every year. It does feel, and part of the debate we had earlier almost suggested it, that doctors should do it unless they choose not to, and I strongly believe we should do it the other way.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Committee that at no point was the Welsh Senedd invited to vote on the principle of legislating for assisted dying, because a change in criminal law would not be within its purview.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 ·