Baroness Deech
House of Lords
CrossbenchOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Found a pulse
Ranks 782nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 61%. 7 contributions since 2025-03-05.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism544th of 9676.5
- Cancer495th of 6132.0
- Elderly care & frailty156th of 2272.0
- Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0
- Public health & prevention613th of 7342.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, this Bill is not the right mechanism that I would wish for the prevention and punishment of genocide. First, it asks the courts of the UK to do something they are not equipped to do. The most fundamental problem is evidential.”
Genocide Determination Bill [HL] · 2026-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I chose education because that is where the current crisis of Jew hatred starts. There is a cancer at the heart of our education system: the antisemitism which the gracious Speech promised to tackle.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, it is widely reported that maternity services are in crisis—in fact, an inquiry is ongoing. Could it be that women suffering from miscarriage get less priority when maternity services are overstretched and as busy as they could possibly be, as we have read? Would it not be better if maternity services were im…”
Miscarriage Care · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I checked my batteries and I am glad to say they were made in England. But we know that the Chinese dominate the world supply of batteries. Will she send a message to the Prime Minister while he is in China to ensure that, overall, our reliance on China for batteries is not increased? It is really important t…”
Battery Shortage for NHS Hearing Aids · 2026-01-29 · Read on Hansard ↗