Baroness Watkins of Tavistock
House of Lords
CrossbenchBaroness Watkins of Tavistock's full title is The Baroness Watkins of Tavistock. Her name is Mary Jane Watkins, and she is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the Public Services Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 355th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 28%. 27 contributions since 2024-07-19.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock has engaged extensively on health and social care through 27 debate speeches, with particular focus on maternity and neonatal care, end-of-life provision, NHS workforce and bed management, and cancer outcomes. Her contributions reflect her nursing background, including detailed engagement on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill where she emphasised the importance of palliative care and nursing staff protections. She has also raised health inequalities, dementia prevention through anti-obesity drugs, and the relationship between housing and health outcomes, particularly regarding vulnerable populations.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health112th of 86730.0
- Assisted dying104th of 3478.0
- Cancer224th of 6136.0
- Palliative & end of life care205th of 5526.0
- Learning disability & autism591st of 8984.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking32nd of 1324.0
- Public health & prevention371st of 6834.0
- NHS waiting lists289th of 530
What they’ve said
“…As a mental health nurse, I firmly believe that to be true. For these residents and others in similar situations, these amendments are necessary so that the problems can be properly assessed and potential solutions identified in this Parliament.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…am convinced that what we did was wrong, and that there will be some people who will not be convinced that NHS mental health support is necessarily the best solution; for some people, NHS counselling may not be appropriate.”
Historical Forced Adoption · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…particular more senior midwives on duty at night? As well as employing more midwives, can we look, through the NHS workforce plan, at putting both general nurses and mental health nurses on fast-track midwifery courses so that we have experts in other areas working in midwifery?…”
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, will the Minister comment on the Government’s position on the rollout of anti-obesity drugs? The preliminary findings indicate that they will reduce the amount of dementia in future populations. Although that is experimental, it is really important that we look at it.”
Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental Drugs · 2026-06-03 ·