Biography
Baroness Sugg has engaged substantially with health and social care topics through 20 debate speeches and one committee contribution, with particular emphasis on maternity and neonatal care, women's health, and NHS waiting lists. Her contributions have focused notably on women's health hubs and gynaecological waiting lists, which she highlighted as successful in reducing delays in areas such as Birmingham and Tower Hamlets, and on the preterm birth committee's 2025 report addressing the leading cause of neonatal mortality in the UK. She has also raised concerns about public health threats including antimicrobial resistance and addressed safeguarding issues affecting vulnerable women and girls.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I am pleased to bring forward this debate and I thank all noble Lords who will speak. Although speaking time is unfortunately short, I hope that today’s interest leads to further opportunities to examine the impact of cuts to official development assistance.”
Record by topic
- Mental health364th of 88010.5
- Public health & prevention172nd of 68810.5
- Maternity & neonatal133rd of 4388.5
- NHS waiting lists202nd of 5348.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing233rd of 3022.5
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, I express my sincere thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing today’s debate and for his tireless and principled leadership on atrocity prevention.”
Combating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e for neighbourhood health centres states that gynaecology is a minimum requirement, which is welcome given the waiting lists, but the women’s health hubs are not.”
Women’s Health Strategy · 2026-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Across England more than 570,000 women are waiting for gynaecology care, one of the highest waiting lists anywhere in the NHS. As the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has pointed out, if every woman waiting stood shoulder to shoulder, the queue would stretch for 191 miles.”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It has the advantage of stopping women facing investigation after miscarriage or a stillbirth, as the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, set out, but it would also ensure that the very small number of women who have ended their own pregnancies outside the law receive healthcare, mental health support and referral to appropriate…”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, with the world we live in defined by geopolitical competition, protracted conflicts and crises, and shrinking civic space, the United Kingdom’s development partnership assistance remains one of our most powerful assets.”
UK Development Partnership Assistance · 2026-01-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
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