Baroness May of Maidenhead
House of Lords
ConservativeOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Found a pulse
Ranks 861st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 68%. 5 contributions since 2024-11-25.
Record by topic
- Mental health365th of 86910.0
- A&E & ambulance response215th of 2482.0
- Learning disability & autism812th of 9672.0
- Palliative & end of life care460th of 5732.0
What they’ve said
“…One situation might be if a patient presents to a GP in an evident mental health crisis, the clinician determines an urgent assessment is needed and the patient is advised to attend hospital voluntarily, but they are unwilling to do so and there is no other available alternative statutory pathway, so the police are con…”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2025-11-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I declare my interest as an ambassador for Thames Hospice, but the views that I express today are my own. I recognise that across this House there will be very firmly held views on both sides of this argument, some coming from personal experience, as we heard from my noble friend Lord Forsyth.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Amendments 37B, 38C, 42C, 42F and 128B, are all intended to widen the definition of those who can attend a mental health incident and act to detain an individual in a variety of circumstances. It is a pleasure to speak after a number of noble Lords who have a considerable wealth of experience on the issues in this Bill.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2025-01-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ical professionals, because there would be fewer times when the police were called as the first responders to a mental health incident. The Minister kindly said she would meet with me, and I hope she might be willing for the noble Lord, Lord Davies, also to be part of that discussion.”