Biography
Baroness Uddin has engaged on health and social care through six debate speeches, with a particular focus on employment and support for people with learning disabilities and autism. She has repeatedly raised concerns about job prospects for autistic individuals and the adequacy of local authority funding and support services, drawing on her personal experience as a parent. She has also contributed to debates on end-of-life care legislation and maternity and neonatal services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Will the Government ensure that people with all different disabilities, including autism, have the opportunity to benefit from this scheme with the kind of support that is promised?…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism441st of 8998.0
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
What they’ve said
“…will be aware that there have been decades of persistent underfunding and pressures on local authorities about SEND services. Hundreds of thousands of children are still awaiting their final assessment.”
SEND Budget Funding · 2025-12-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I declare my interest as having a 46 year-old son with a learning disability and autism. I am currently mentoring a highly educated 38 year-old young man, who has four degrees, including a master’s and a PhD. He still cannot find a job.”
People with Disabilities: Employment · 2025-10-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Chamber already, I wish to speak as a mother, a daughter and someone who has worked professionally in suicide prevention. I speak with a heavy heart, acknowledging the hundreds of letters that have spoken of their pain and suffering in support of and in opposition to the Bill.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I agree with my noble friend Lord Touhig in his entire assessment of how different it is for autism and neurodivergent issues. I declare that I have an autistic son who is 44 years old.”
Autism Employment Review · 2025-05-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Vietnamese heritage set up an advocacy scheme as a response to a lack of adequate prenatal and postnatal maternity care. At the time, urgent attention was required to prevent postnatal deaths and trauma.”
Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [HL] · 2024-09-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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