Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway

House of Lords

Labour

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Ranks 496th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 39%. 19 contributions since 2024-09-03.

Record by topic

“My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe. However, I oppose the regret amendment and support these measures, which bring statutory union balloting into the 21st century, modernising an outdated postal-only system.”
Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 2026-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…NHS waiting lists are falling, delivering a healthier workforce. That benefits business too. The Resolution Foundation reports that this year the lowest-income half of families in Britain will see a significant improvement in their standard of living.”
Government Record on Education, Employment and Welfare · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…t in place policies necessary to support a happy old age, not least tackling the UK’s stark class inequality in healthy life expectancy. The last thing we need is divisive proposals that stoke intergenerational wars. That brings me to the recent report from the Centre for Social Justice, Baby Bust.”
Declining Birth Rates · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ed the introduction of a paternal allowance for self-employed working fathers and other parents, similar to the maternity allowance for self-employed mothers. The committee also said that the lack of any provision for self-employed working dads was “deeply unfair”.”