Baroness Featherstone

House of Lords

Liberal Democrat

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Found a pulse

Ranks 788th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 62%. 7 contributions since 2024-12-13.

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“…Only today, we are learning about the horrors of the Nottingham hospital maternity and baby unit scandal. I sometimes wonder why we are surprised by a loss of trust that should not, in truth, surprise us at all, because the issue is not that institutions make mistakes—every institution made up of human beings will make…”
Democratic Institutions: Threats · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I very much look forward to the maiden speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Barber of Chittlehampton, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hyde of Bemerton, as I am sure we all are. I was a Minister in the Department for International Development for two years during the coalition Government.”
UK Development Partnership Assistance · 2026-01-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am very grateful. I thank everyone for such brilliant speeches—there is such knowledge in this House; it makes me so proud of everybody here. To the noble Baroness, Lady Hyde, I say that I was a designer before I came here, and my studio was at 7 Caledonian Road. I just wanted her to know that.”
UK Development Partnership Assistance · 2026-01-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…yself, for my rights, for my autonomy, for what I want to happen should I face the appalling circumstances of a terminal illness with six months to live, and for my right to choose. Autonomy is a central principle in modern ethics and law—the right to make decisions about your own body and life.”