Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

House of Lords

Labour

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 320th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 25%. 30 contributions since 2024-09-03.

Record by topic

“My Lords, some three months ago I visited the Institute of Cancer Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital. I met several clinicians and research scientists, who were clear that innovation was vital in bringing forward therapies to deal with the various types of cancer.”
Healthcare Sector: Clinicians · 2026-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her Answer. This Government, thankfully, have a direct focus on prevention. In view of that, the UK expert clinical consensus on renal denervation, published in the Heart journal, concluded that existing commissioning arrangements no longer accurately reflect current e…”
Resistant Hypertension · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I was delighted to be a member of the autism committee, under the very clear direction of our chairperson, the noble Baroness, Lady Rock. I was very grateful for the direction and guidance from the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, and my noble friend Lord Touhig, who have a particular interest and expertise in…”
New Autism Strategy (Autism Act 2009 Committee Report) · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the World Health Organization’s designation of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a public health emergency of international concern.”
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola Outbreak · 2026-05-21 ·