Biography
Baroness Stedman-Scott has engaged extensively with health and social care topics through 17 debate speeches, raising substantive questions across mental health, diabetes, health inequalities, learning disability and autism, maternity services, end-of-life care, adult social care reform, unpaid carers, NHS waiting lists, GP access, and workforce staffing. Her contributions have focused on systemic challenges including data integration in NHS discharge processes, the employment prospects of autistic young people and care leavers, health equity given rising obesity and mental health issues despite NHS spending increases, and the implementation of government commitments such as women's health hubs. She has drawn on personal experience and evidence from charities and research programmes to ground her advocacy for policy change and government accountability.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to Lord Younger, our colleague on these Benches who has left the House, not of his own volition. He is a great loss to the House, as are all the hereditary Peers who have left us. I also thank my noble friend Lord Evans very much for making this debate happen.”
Record by topic
- Mental health456th of 8808.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
- GP access205th of 2412.0
- Health inequalities245th of 2882.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, my succinct question is this. Given that healthy life expectancy has fallen despite record levels of NHS spending, with obesity, diabetes and poor mental health continuing to rise, can the Minister explain what specifically will be different in the Government’s approach, beyond simply increasing treatment cap…”
Healthy Life Expectancy: England · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the Opposition do not oppose this instrument. We broadly welcome the intent behind it. The chemicals regulatory framework is one of the more technically demanding legacies of our departure from the European Union, and the Government are right to bring it up to date to make it work for businesses in Great Brit…”
Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 · 2026-04-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…s being moved prematurely, perhaps at a point when an individual was between jobs, was taking a short break, on maternity leave or simply had not yet re-engaged with their savings.”
Pension Schemes Bill · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Rather, it seeks to ensure that conversations about assisted dying occur in the right context, within a relationship in which the doctor knows the patient, understands their condition and is responsible for their ongoing care. We must consider the subtle power imbalance inherent in clinical settings.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…These instruments may be technical in form, but they are significant in human terms. For those confronting terminal illness as a consequence of historic workplace exposure, this support represents fairness, dignity and the acknowledgement of a debt long owed.”
Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 · 2026-03-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
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