Biography
Based on the provided Hansard extracts, Baroness Harding of Winscombe's engagement on the listed health and social care topics cannot be substantiated. While the extracts show she has made five debate speeches in recent years, the excerpts provided do not contain substantive discussion of heart disease and stroke, rare diseases, A&E and ambulance response, or learning disability and autism. The only health and social care topic directly evident in the extracts is palliative and end of life care, which she addressed in a Lords speech on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on 24 April 2026, drawing on personal experience with her mother-in-law's death from motor neurone disease.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…We have also seen this in other travel markets, such as when Google launched its “flights” tab and, at one stroke, attempted to remove all competition in flight retail ticketing. None of this was good for consumers.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
- Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, my mother-in-law died from motor neurone disease a couple of years ago. She was a primary school headmistress, and she took firm control of her life throughout it.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The best example I have is of occupational therapists being sent to inspect ambulance services. What assurance can the Minister give us that the CQC is going to recruit the suitable expertise to deliver on this important obligation? Where will it sit in the priorities of the CQC which, after all, has an awful lot of im…”
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I will also endeavour to be brief. Like many who have spoken already, I spent a very large amount of time on the Online Safety Act. I agree entirely with the comments of the noble Lords, Lord Knight and Lord Russell, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I was in such a hurry to apologise just now for missing Second Reading that I forgot to declare my interests and remind the Committee of my technology and, with regard to this group, charitable interests as set out in the register.”
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] · 2024-12-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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