Baroness Lawlor
House of Lords
ConservativeBaroness Lawlor's full title is The Baroness Lawlor. Her name is Sheila Margaret Mary Lawlor, and she is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the International Agreements Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 321st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 25%. 30 contributions since 2024-10-08.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Lawlor has engaged extensively on assisted dying and end-of-life care through 30 debate speeches, predominantly during the Lords consideration of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, focusing on concerns including safeguards for medical professionals, capacity assessments in care homes, the reliability of six-month prognosis predictions, and the role of palliative care. Her contributions have emphasised procedural protections such as requiring explicit written consent from medical professionals, preventing doctors from initiating assisted dying discussions, and mandating in-person assessments and palliative care consultation. She has also raised broader health and social care topics including mental health, dementia, cancer, and support for unpaid carers and the NHS workforce.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Assisted dying23rd of 34738.0
- Palliative & end of life care52nd of 55226.0
- Learning disability & autism366th of 89810.0
- Mental health365th of 86710.0
- Heart disease & stroke69th of 3866.0
- Cancer320th of 6134.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing232nd of 2952.0
- Unpaid carers237th of 277
What they’ve said
“My Lords, it is always a challenge to follow a bishop, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester is no exception. The Prime Minister says that a central aim of the new legislative programme is to strengthen security, the economy, energy and defence.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…nt management”: how, for instance, to deal with a patient who insists, contrary to the evidence, that they have cancer? However, there is a second, higher level—an induction into the ethos of the profession. This level is of vital importance in training medical professionals, because they are dealing with human beings.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…What then is at the heart of the Bill, if I may develop the point a bit, is a process for managing assisted suicide in consequence of something which is not at all certain.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ted if the general practitioner, the medical practitioner in the Bill, does not feel willing or able to discuss assisted dying with them. The amendments would ensure that the information was provided by someone neutral.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗