Biography
Baroness Twycross has engaged primarily through debate speeches across a diverse range of topics including mental health, public health, learning disability, heart disease, health inequalities, NHS waiting lists, cancer, adult social care, A&E response, and Long Covid. Her contributions have focused on policy responses and government initiatives, with notable engagement on cardiac screening in young people, Covid-19 commemoration, mental health support for young people, and the health benefits of arts participation. She has also undertaken committee work alongside her parliamentary debate contributions.
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“…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.”
Record by topic
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- Learning disability & autism292nd of 89914.5
- Heart disease & stroke73rd of 3988.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- Cancer332nd of 6224.0
- NHS waiting lists467th of 5342.0
- Health inequalities245th of 2882.0
- Long Covid48th of 552.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
What they’ve said
“…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 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Maybe we can come back to that in Committee, as we do not think it does. It is more like the normal practice of people reselling them through, which I have done. I will not mention the brand of theatre, but I regularly end up not being able to attend theatres—I do not know whether the Chief Whip has anything to do with…”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Government are clear that the impact of Covid-19 should never be forgotten. I echo the noble Baroness in quoting the evidence given to the commission in terms of everybody losing something. A quarter of a million people lost their lives. That leaves a huge, tragic legacy for those left behind.”
Covid-19 Pandemic: Commemoration · 2025-11-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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