Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
House of Lords
Non-affiliatedBaroness Foster of Aghadrumsee's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE. Her name is Arlene Isobel Foster, and she is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 710th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 56%. 9 contributions since 2024-11-19.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches in the Lords chamber across eight distinct issues including learning disability and autism, assisted dying, mental health, palliative care, unpaid carers, public health, cancer, and diabetes. Her contributions have focused notably on end-of-life care concerns—particularly regarding the psychological impact on carers under assisted dying legislation—as well as practical healthcare access issues such as GP availability in Northern Ireland and data collection on abortion complications. She has also undertaken committee work on broader policy matters affecting health and social care provision in Northern Ireland.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism365th of 89810.5
- Cancer495th of 6132.0
- Diabetes150th of 1862.0
- Mental health739th of 8672.0
- Palliative & end of life care437th of 5522.0
- Public health & prevention568th of 6832.0
- Assisted dying254th of 3472.0
- Unpaid carers237th of 2772.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Waldegrave, and his sweeping look at history and the constitution. The gracious Speech has a lot of legislation contained therein, but there are two omissions which I want to mention in passing.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. I agree that that is an important part of the Windsor Framework but, unfortunately, the current architecture of the framework is the product of a number of political developments to try to make it more workable for businesses and consumers.”
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report) · 2026-03-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 418 and to try to explain the rationale for the changes I have made since Committee. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Polak, and the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for adding their names in support of the amendment.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 460, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud—who very much regrets that she is unable to be here today—to which I am pleased to be a signatory.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗