Baroness Fox of Buckley
House of Lords
Non-affiliatedBaroness Fox of Buckley's full title is The Baroness Fox of Buckley. Her name is Claire Regina Fox, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 49th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 4%. 107 contributions since 2024-09-04.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Fox of Buckley has engaged extensively with assisted dying and end-of-life care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill where she raised concerns about the implications for healthcare workers' consciences, medical duties, and unintended consequences for the care sector. She has also contributed to debates across a broader range of health and social care topics including mental health, learning disabilities, NHS waiting lists, and children's wellbeing, often emphasizing evidence-based policy and the need for careful scrutiny of legislative language and safeguards.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health45th of 86774.0
- Assisted dying16th of 34758.0
- Palliative & end of life care27th of 55246.0
- Learning disability & autism65th of 89842.0
- Public health & prevention21st of 68338.0
- Cancer59th of 61322.0
- NHS waiting lists99th of 53012.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 295
What they’ve said
“…There is a well-documented huge surge of allegedly debilitating mental health conditions such as depression and neurodivergence. We accept these accounts of distress uncritically, and even without medical diagnosis.”
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment · 2026-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Instead, at least partly, state agencies, from psychiatrists to the police, seem to have interpreted the Mental Health Act that we passed here as a signal to treat dangerous perpetrators as vulnerable and to avoid any action that can be labelled discriminatory or racist. The laws we pass have consequences.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I can tell the House that those I know find that politicians’ enthusiasm for assisted dying—in preference to energy going into palliative care or hospices—makes them feel like a burden, and they are demoralised and dispirited.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is cynical misinformation and an undignified smear. So when—probably—or if any version of assisted dying legislation returns here, I hope that all sides will continue to read the small print, line by line, and that we will stop smearing each other and maybe work together on bringing through safe and workable legis…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 ·