Biography
Baroness Leaman has raised three health and social care topics through four debate speeches between May and July 2026. Her contributions have focused on autism support, including parenting programmes following diagnosis and employment opportunities for young autistic people without an EHCP, as well as ADHD medication shortages affecting children and young people. She has used formal parliamentary debate to highlight gaps in service provision and access to support across these areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the availability of parenting support programmes for families following a child’s diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition; and what plans they have to improve access to support.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism441st of 8998.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
What they’ve said
“…mmunity pharmacy network, and the impact that these failures are having on patients, particularly children with ADHD, many of whom have just finished sitting their exams without access to the medication they need.”
Healthcare Services: Acute, Primary and Community · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…the recommendation to double the number of supported internships and to expand eligibility beyond those with an EHCP. Can the Minister tell the House what, if any, targets have been set to achieve this expansion and, therefore, when young autistic people without an EHCP will be able to access a supported internship in…”
Unemployment: People with Autism · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…w on the values mum instilled in me to support Ed Davey to tell his story of care, and to place the millions of unpaid carers across our country at the front and centre of our general election campaign to help make the case for those who form the invisible backbone of our communities—those who constitute an economy wit…”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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