Baroness TwycrossMinister
House of Lords
LabourBaroness Twycross's full title is The Baroness Twycross. Her name is Fiona Ruth Twycross, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 353rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 28%. 27 contributions since 2024-07-26.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Twycross has engaged extensively on health and social care through 26 debate speeches and one committee contribution, with particular focus on mental health, learning disability and autism, and heart disease and stroke. Her contributions have ranged from discussing youth mental health support and arts sector health benefits to cardiac screening in young people and pandemic preparedness. She has also addressed broader policy areas including gambling regulation, sporting events, and independent schools, demonstrating engagement across multiple government portfolios.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health183rd of 86718.0
- Learning disability & autism285th of 89814.5
- Heart disease & stroke67th of 3868.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Adult social care & reform155th of 3614.0
- Cancer320th of 6134.0
- NHS waiting lists463rd of 5302.0
- Health inequalities233rd of 277
What they’ve said
“…late on this, but we are clear that having a rich breadth of activities is crucial to supporting young people’s mental health. As I alluded to in my response to the noble Lord, Lord Bailey, some of these organisations are working with children and young people who do not have a trusted adult elsewhere.”
National Youth Strategy · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…vious group, exceptions will always be provided for advertising certain charitable services—for example, crisis mental health support services such as a hotline. To highlight our intention in this area, the Bill explicitly states that exceptions to the advertising offence could be made for the purpose of promoting char…”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the noble Lords, Lord Foster of Bath and Lord Addington, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for tabling these amendments. I also thank the noble Lords who spoke to them.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, major sporting events matter. They matter to the fans who fill our stadiums and line our streets; they matter to the athletes who train for years for the chance to compete for our country on the world’s biggest stage; they matter to our communities, our local economies and our national story; and they matter…”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-03 ·