Baroness ThornhillSpokesperson
House of Lords
Liberal DemocratBaroness Thornhill's full title is The Baroness Thornhill MBE. Her name is Dorothy Thornhill, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 635th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 50%. 12 contributions since 2024-07-30.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Thornhill has engaged primarily through debate speeches focused on housing, social care, and public health rather than the health and social care topics listed. Her contributions on hospital discharge and safe housing (March 2025) highlighted the link between supported housing availability and delayed hospital discharge, noting a subsequent 50% funding cut to integrated care boards. While she raised a question about public health powers during the Birmingham refuse workers' dispute (March 2026), most of her recorded engagement has centred on housing policy, homelessness prevention, and commercial rent reform rather than the mental health, learning disability, NHS waiting lists, and workforce issues specified.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 8986.0
- Mental health469th of 8676.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking32nd of 1324.0
- Public health & prevention568th of 6832.0
- NHS waiting lists463rd of 5302.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing232nd of 2952.0
What they’ve said
“…Just think about that. I am certain that this would prey on anybody’s mental health. We need urgent action. Shared ownership is supposed to provide a route into homeownership.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am very disappointed to say that we oppose Amendments 77 and 78, but those who heard my comments in Committee will not be surprised. I totally agree with the noble Lord’s concerns and analysis, but I disagree with his solution.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…isproportionate number of children and adolescents with gender distress have neurodivergent conditions, such as autism. These are protected under the Equality Act.”
PATHWAYS Study: Puberty Suppression · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But let us close that brochure and look at the reality. There are over 1.3 million households on waiting lists and over 130,000 households in temporary accommodation, including thousands of children. As Shelter has put it, “This is the devastating result of a severe shortage of social rent homes”. That is the benchmark.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗