Baroness Wheatcroft

House of Lords

Crossbench

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

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Ranks 814th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 64%. 6 contributions since 2024-10-09.

Record by topic

“…The lack of a proper social care system is a massive problem for the NHS. It was July 2011 when Andrew Dilnot proposed an answer to what was even then seen as a desperately urgent problem. His report was knocked into the long grass and, whenever the issue rolls back, it is knocked back again.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lord accept, however, that it would be deeply unfair if somebody whose major wish was to end their terminal illness, and the pain and intolerable suffering that was coming with it, was to be denied that right because they were also concerned about numerous other things? Very few people have a perfect life, even when th…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But in the end, this is a question of personal choice. No one is suggesting that assisted dying should be mandatory, nor even that it should be widely available. In fact, under this Bill, few might be eligible to ask for it, let alone choose to take up the option.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for securing this debate; it is clearly a popular subject. There have been Questions and other debates on it, but in this Chamber people have managed to provide many different answers to a similar question.”
Europe: Youth Mobility · 2025-01-30 ·