Baroness PinnockSpokesperson
House of Lords
Liberal DemocratBaroness Pinnock's full title is The Baroness Pinnock. Her name is Kathryn Mary Pinnock, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 559th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 44%. 16 contributions since 2024-07-23.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Pinnock has engaged extensively on health and social care topics through 16 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS funding pressures, prevention, and social care funding mechanisms. Her contributions have centred on the impact of business rates changes on NHS waiting lists, the social care precept as a regressive funding method, and the importance of preventive health approaches. She has also raised concerns about SEND provision crisis, older people's housing accessibility, and health inequalities in the context of housing development.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism366th of 89810.0
- Adult social care & reform83rd of 3618.0
- NHS waiting lists193rd of 5308.0
- Public health & prevention371st of 6834.0
- Mental health739th of 8672.0
- Health inequalities233rd of 2772.0
- Elderly care & frailty156th of 2272.0
What they’ve said
“…A rapid increase is desperately needed, given the numbers—over 1 million people on housing waiting lists, the increasing number of people who are homeless, and the absolute scandal of over 170,000 children living in temporary accommodation for long periods.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Under the proposal in this amendment, land held in trust for the public under the Public Health Act 1875 or the Open Spaces Act 1906 could be stripped of its protected status by a simple order from the Secretary of State. This would essentially erase the general right of public enjoyment on that land for ever.”
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…to view local government as simply the service delivery arm of central government—local government can deliver adult social care, children’s services, highway functions, licensing functions and so on—but it omits what is really important in local government, which makes it what it is at its very best: to provide ambit…”
Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 · 2026-03-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, Amendments 208 and 231A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, and other noble Lords, seek to remove Clause 90 and Schedule 6 from the Bill. These Benches are not supportive of these amendments.”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-11-03 ·