Baroness Lister of Burtersett

House of Lords

Labour

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

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Ranks 440th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 35%. 21 contributions since 2024-10-14.

Record by topic

“…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.”
Child Poverty · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…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 ↗