Biography
Baroness Davies of Devonport has raised mental health and cancer-related issues through debate speeches in the Lords. On mental health, she questioned Government efforts to increase permanent NHS staffing for mental health nurses, noting that agency staff cannot intervene in severe situations or administer immediate medication. She also spoke in support of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme regulations, sharing her personal experience of her mother's death from liver cancer following hepatitis contracted through contaminated blood products.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…A friend of mine is a senior mental health nurse, and she tells me that agency staff cannot intervene in a severe mental health situation or give immediate medication in A&E.”
Record by topic
- Mental health474th of 8806.5
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, my mum Sheila Davies died from liver cancer in 2017 after a long battle with hepatitis. She did not drink, she never smoked, and I think she went out of the country a grand total of three times. In fact, she rarely ventured outside Plymouth, where she worked in the MoD.”
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026 · 2026-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, it is an honour to be here today to celebrate International Women’s Day and to hear the speeches of so many noble Lords, including such interesting maiden speeches, on which I add my congratulations.”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am passionate about the physical and mental health of our children and how to motivate them to be the very best they can be. I feel privileged that I grew up at a time when stereotypes were being pulled down and, most importantly, we had no smartphones and we had free speech.”
Better Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report) · 2026-02-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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