Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie

Record by topic

1. Learning disability & autism251st of 96720.5
2. Palliative & end of life care90th of 57320.0
3. Unpaid carers65th of 27710.0
4. Mental health594th of 8694.0
5. Adult social care & reform155th of 3624.0
6. Elderly care & frailty156th of 2272.0
7. A&E & ambulance response215th of 2482.0

What they’ve said

• “…le going to take these words and implement them? How would you say no? I am thinking about a busy ward where an assisted dying request is in process but someone does not want to participate. They might fear that speaking up at that point might be seen as obstructive or harm their chances of promotion.”

  Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗

• “…ive many thanks—seeks to strengthen transparency in relation to medical practitioners involved in delivering an assisted dying service by setting up a publicly available register of medical professionals who are willing and able to conduct preliminary discussions.”

  Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗

• “…kinson’s—and those who have always required assisted communication, those with complex cerebral palsy or severe autism. This population may be deemed to understand English, but they have never been able to speak, so AAC is their de facto first language.”

  Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗

• “…Therefore, in the context of this Bill, they would understand the assisted dying process. But they would need help with the tools by which to communicate their will, and the time and space and sometimes the vocabulary to do that. I note that, in the noble Lord’s example, his friend has only recently come to it.”