Biography
Baroness Lister of Burtersett has engaged primarily through debate speeches (21 contributions) across diverse policy areas, with particular emphasis on child poverty, social security reform, and support for vulnerable groups including disabled people, carers, and migrant families. Her interventions demonstrate a consistent focus on economic security and adequacy of support for low-income households, drawing on evidence from charities and campaigning organisations. Recent contributions span multiple bills including those on universal credit, employment rights, and children's wellbeing, reflecting sustained engagement with social welfare policy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…As well as education, a number of noble Lords made important points about health and public health. My noble friends Lady Nargund, Lord Brooke, Lord Sikka and the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, all referred to health in different ways.”
Record by topic
- Mental health233rd of 88016.0
- Unpaid carers92nd of 2836.0
- Public health & prevention373rd of 6884.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Maternity & neonatal220th of 4384.0
- Heart disease & stroke150th of 3984.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
What they’ve said
“…Lords that its abolition represents the single most effective means of reducing child poverty at a stroke, supported by modest real increases in the universal credit standard allowance for the rest of this Parliament.”
Child Poverty · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ely increase insecurity for both refugees and migrants and their children, with damaging implications for their mental health and the Government’s aim of better integration.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…al of the two-child limit is the one most effective measure open to the Government to reduce child poverty at a stroke. To quote CASE at the LSE, “changes in parental employment, whilst important, will never deliver change to child poverty rates on the scale we need to see.”
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This has included foundation programmes specifically designed to support refugee doctors into the NHS workforce. During Second Reading in the other place, the Secretary of State said that the UK “must break our over-reliance on international recruitment This amendment does not run counter to that aim.”
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill · 2026-02-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…British children, are at a disproportionate risk of poverty, especially deep poverty, to the detriment of their mental health and development. The former Work and Pensions Committee, under Sir Stephen Timms, stated that the deprivation they suffer “should not be allowed to dominate any childhood”.”
Child Poverty Strategy: Migrant Families · 2025-10-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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