Biography
Baroness Teather made three debate speeches in the House of Lords between June and late June 2026, primarily addressing social housing matters, including amendments on veterans' access to social housing and provisions for domestic abuse survivors. While the three topics listed (mental health, NHS waiting lists, and public health prevention) do not appear in the provided extracts, her recorded contributions focused on housing policy, child poverty, and social welfare support across the debate speeches.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…The noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, and the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, spoke about mental health and obesity; the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, spoke about the impact on ageing.”
Record by topic
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
What they’ve said
“…Updated guidance now explicitly extends additional preference to veterans with service-related mental health conditions, including PTSD. Those are real improvements, and they deserve recognition, but guidance is not the same as accountability.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…communities; in other words, access to nature is not an aesthetic nice to have, it is a core part of preventive public health policy. There is much in the Bill that I support, but I am concerned that it lacks the scale and urgency that the situation demands and misses areas that would support the Government to meet the…”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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