Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Labour (Life Peer)
Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-10-13
Activity total: 2
Contributions: 2
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
No current post data is attached to this profile.
Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
Armed Forces Bill
Lords - 2026-10-20T00:00:00+00:00
Armed Forces Bill
Lords - 2026-10-20T00:00:00+00:00
Armed Forces Bill
Lords - 2026-10-20T00:00:00+00:00
ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities
Lords - 2026-10-14T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Lords - 2026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Lords - 2026-09-09T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Lords - 2026-09-09T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Lords - 2026-09-09T00:00:00+00:00
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
Mental Health Conditions: Diagnoses
2026-06-15My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean, for securing this very important debate. While mental ill-health is rising across our society, the deterioration has been parti…
Government Political Priorities and Legislative Agenda
2026-09-03My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt on securing this important debate, and on his excellent opening speech. On entering No. 10, our new Prime Minister said: “Let’s…
Child Poverty
2026-06-18My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Babudu, and I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Lister for securing this very important debate. I want to focus my…
King’s Speech
2026-05-20My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bailey, and I thank my noble friend the Minister for her excellent introductory speech earlier. I have spent nearly 40 ye…
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services
2026-06-29My Lords, I welcome the report and thank my noble friend the Minister for all the work she is doing with the Secretary of State to support and to implement recommendations. Our th…
Women’s Health Strategy
2026-04-23My Lords, having served as a front-line doctor in women’s health for more than 40 years, 30 of them as a consultant gynaecologist in the NHS, I warmly welcome the new women’s heal…
Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill
2026-04-14My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her introduction and give my strong support to this Bill. I join noble Lords from across the House in thanking my noble friend L…
Patient Data: Research
2026-09-10My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I congratulate him on securing this very important debate and on his insightful and excellent introductory s…
Declining Birth Rates
2026-06-04My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this important topic in your Lordships’ House. “Demography is destiny” is an old saying that has never felt more urgent. The…
Declining Birth Rates
2026-06-04To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s declining birth rates in an ageing population, and the impact of this demographic shift on the workforce…
Health Bill
2026-10-13My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lords making their maiden speeches today. I also congratulate my noble friend the Minister on introducing this very important Bill with su…
Skills, Vocational Training, and Further and Higher Education
2026-09-03My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Griffiths. I might finish before three minutes as well—I am not sure. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Morgan on…