Baroness Northover
House of Lords
Liberal DemocratBaroness Northover's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Northover. Her name is Lindsay Patricia Northover, and she is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the National Resilience Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 467th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 37%. 20 contributions since 2024-09-03.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Northover has engaged extensively on tobacco and vaping control measures through 20 debate speeches on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, focusing on public health prevention through legislative mechanisms. Her contributions emphasize data transparency from tobacco manufacturers, restrictions on vape marketing and product design targeting young people, smoke-free environments, and closing regulatory loopholes the industry has previously exploited. She draws on her prior involvement in tobacco control legislation to support comprehensive measures without exceptions or exemptions.
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Record by topic
- Public health & prevention21st of 68338.0
- Cancer123rd of 61312.0
- Health inequalities116th of 2774.0
- Maternity & neonatal208th of 4274.0
- Heart disease & stroke146th of 3864.0
- Mental health739th of 8672.0
- Dementia206th of 2452.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)119th of 1392.0
What they’ve said
“…ate to make regulations requiring tobacco manufacturers and importers to provide quarterly sales data to assist public health activities. These regulations may include information about, for example, volume of sales, geographical area and product type. Tobacco is not like any other industry, as we have been discussing.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…A public health team at the council made representations saying that it had serious concerns about the impact of the lounge, particularly in an area where smoking causes great health inequalities, but it was powerless to stop this.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Without it, we invite industry innovation designed solely to sidestep regulation and undermine public health. Heated tobacco products should not be conflated with vapes.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Despite that, we welcome the Government’s amendments that create an exemption for mental health settings, allowing the continued use of vape vending machines. Written evidence submitted to the Bill Committee by, for example, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and others made it clear that vape ven…”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗