Biography
Baroness Hollins has been a highly active participant in House debates, delivering 36 speeches predominantly focused on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, where she raised concerns about safeguarding vulnerable populations including those with eating disorders, mental health conditions, and communication difficulties. Drawing on her professional expertise as a psychiatrist and personal experience as a family carer, she has also contributed significantly to debates on learning disabilities and autism, emphasising the need for reasonable adjustments and specialist community services. Her engagement additionally reflects concerns about healthcare workforce capacity and training standards across multiple health and social care areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, does the Minister agree that the individual needs of autistic people vary hugely and that individually agreed reasonable adjustments are essential to enable people to succeed in the workplace?”
Record by topic
- Mental health98th of 88038.5
- Assisted dying27th of 37134.0
- Palliative & end of life care40th of 56834.0
- Learning disability & autism119th of 89930.5
- Rare diseases42nd of 2028.0
- Adult social care & reform98th of 3766.5
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Unpaid carers145th of 2834.5
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking34th of 1394.0
- NHS waiting lists302nd of 5344.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, of course prevention is important, but does the noble Baroness agree that children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder need continuing specialist education and support throughout life, as do their families, many of whom of course are adoptive families?”
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I did give evidence to it, both professionally and as next of kin for two autistic family members. I want to highlight four points relevant to the debate. First, too many autistic people are still being detained in mental health settings without a mental disorder.”
New Autism Strategy (Autism Act 2009 Committee Report) · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…When my husband was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he read that motor neurone disease was the most feared illness. He took a different view. He joked that he was just fading away. He had good care. I wish everybody did. He died naturally and peacefully at home with a smile on his face. Fear is infectious.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…A, 680, 681A and 848C which seek to ensure that any healthcare professional who wishes to participate in assisted dying under this Bill may do so only by formally and voluntarily choosing and training to work in this specialist area— in other words, by opting in—and being entered on a register for assisted dying held b…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I speak as the mother of an autistic son with learning disabilities as well as a doctor, and I spent much of my career working with people with learning disabilities. I want to speak today primarily about David Lodge, whose death was recorded in the most recent LeDeR report and brings this into sharp focus.”
Learning Disabilities: Health and Social Care Access · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
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