Biography
Baroness O'Grady has engaged primarily through debate speeches across employment rights, worker protections, and related social policy areas rather than the health and social care topics listed. Her contributions have focused substantially on employment legislation including unfair dismissal protections, sick pay, flexible working, and trade union rights, with occasional remarks on health and safety in workplaces and healthy life expectancy. While the topics tracked include health-related areas, her recent parliamentary engagement does not substantively reflect activity in those domains.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“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amendment and support these measures, which bring statutory union balloting into the 21st century, modernising an outdated postal-only system.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention172nd of 68810.5
- Learning disability & autism441st of 8998.0
- Health inequalities80th of 2886.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Elderly care & frailty67th of 2364.0
- NHS waiting lists302nd of 5344.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
What they’ve said
“…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”.”
Self-employed: Paternity Leave · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, ever since the Marmot report, we have known that poor-quality employment is a key driver of lower healthy life expectancy. The Employment Rights Act is a big step forward, but does my noble friend the Minister agree that we need action on asbestos removal from workplaces and public places, more boots on the g…”
Healthy Life Expectancy: England · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, ladies, sisters and brothers, I congratulate everyone who has chosen to give their maiden speech on International Women’s Day. I have to admit that I struggled with how to begin my contribution today— I hope I am not the only one—at a time when partial publication of the Epstein files, thanks only to the pers…”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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