Biography
Dame Harriett Baldwin has engaged with health and social care topics through 13 debate speeches, with a particular focus on the impact of government policies on her West Worcestershire constituents and local services. Key concerns include the financial pressures on hospices and healthcare providers from national insurance contributions and loss of the winter fuel allowance for terminally ill pensioners, alongside advocacy for maternity services, children with special educational needs, and end-of-life care legislation. She has also raised issues affecting unpaid carers, particularly parents of seriously ill children, and broader public health matters impacting her local area.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“With a stroke of his Whitehall pen, the Secretary of State has just abolished Malvern Hills district council, Worcester city council, wonderful Wychavon district council and Worcestershire county council. He said in his statement that this is about making “real improvements to people’s lives and…communities”.”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care125th of 56812.0
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
What they’ve said
“…r during its first year in office—not least the decision in the Budget to bring in a tax on my local children’s hospice, Acorns, which has added £400,000 to its bills.”
Business of the House · 2025-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…State outline what difference parents in Worcestershire will see, specifically with regard to children with special educational needs?…”
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life · 2025-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e worried about granny’s situation, and discussing whether they have considered telling her about the option of assisted dying. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Spen Valley for tabling new clause 14. It is not perfect, but she and I have had a lot of discussion about the wording.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The truth is that the Chancellor made a chilling political choice last July and has now had to make a screeching U-turn following pressure from people across the House and outside this Chamber.”
Winter Fuel Payment · 2025-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 3, page 5, line 16, leave out subsections (9) to (11). Clause 3 continues to become even more dystopian. In the debate on clause 1, we acknowledged that we have an extremely benign Minister and Secretary of State, and we all acknowledge that products reach the UK marketplace that s…”
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting) · 2025-05-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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