Biography
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage has engaged primarily through debate speeches across a broad range of health and social care topics including rare diseases, mental health, learning disability and autism, and unpaid carers support. Her contributions have focused largely on social housing legislation and local government reorganisation matters, with her health and social care engagement represented across 39 debate speeches and one piece of committee work on building safety regulation. Her interventions reflect a background in local government experience and an emphasis on safeguarding vulnerable populations including families, disabled people, and those experiencing housing insecurity.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…The example the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, gave of mass rapid transit between Huntington and Cambridge is very relevant here. The development corporation will also hold influence beyond its boundary.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention41st of 68828.0
- NHS waiting lists53rd of 53420.5
- Health inequalities15th of 28818.0
- Adult social care & reform26th of 37618.0
- Learning disability & autism296th of 89914.0
- Mental health369th of 88010.0
- Maternity & neonatal220th of 4384.0
- Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
What they’ve said
“…council, £900,000 in capacity funding, and up to £150,000 of additional funding to support children’s services, adult social care and public health leadership. This is an investment to make sure that we have a consistent system of local government across the country and that those savings that councils have told us the…”
Local Government Reorganisation · 2026-07-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…refully, particularly where vulnerable residents depend on services such as children’s services, adult care and public health. That is why we are providing over £1 million in funding for every new unitary council, including £900,000 in capacity funding and up to £150,000 of additional funding to support children’s serv…”
Local Government Reorganisation · 2026-07-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…On the extensive social housebuilding programme, the answer to lack of supply and to the people on the waiting list is: build more social housing. We have an extensive social housebuilding programme.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am here today because my noble friend Lady Anderson had a minor accident and has been incapacitated for a couple of days. That is why noble Lords have me instead of her, I am afraid. I am sure the House would want me to wish her well and a speedy recovery from her injury.”
Democratic Institutions: Threats · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…where people are homeless or need to move on welfare grounds and apply to be rehoused through a local authority waiting list, they must be given reasonable preference—priority—for social housing.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
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