Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Nov 2026 Health Bill
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Young, has highlighted the problem specifically for children. I shall expand on that slightly, because this is a major public health problem. Prevention is essential. Children who have had their teeth extracted may do fine if they are fit and well, but there is …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall address Amendments 219 and 229, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon. I have already had a brief discussion with her, because I would have liked to have signed Amendment 229, except for a bit of the wording. She is absolutely right that corridor care is …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, given that 97% of emergency departments feel that the current pressures on them are unsustainable through the winter, when will the Government establish seven-day services in the community so that bed occupancy rates can fall from their current 93.4% to 85%, which is much safer and will allow …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, for having brought this to our attention. As my noble friend Lady Gerada said, continuity of care is incredibly important. A relationship with a clinician is a two-way process. As a patient, you need to have confidence in that clinician and …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for her comprehensive response to the amendments, including mine. Can she assure us that the data that she spoke about will now be supplied directly to OECD as well, so that we will be able to resume international comparisons, and that …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, I have two amendments in this group, and I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, for having referred to one of them.
My Amendments 247 and 250 would address genomics and radiotherapy, because there are fundamental weaknesses in how diagnostic genomic services and radiotherapy treatment services …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, in order for us to fulfil our scrutiny function fully, when will the Government increase the number of appointments through the House of Lords Appointments Commission? These applicants are very carefully scrutinised to ensure that they are able to fill any gaps there are in the knowledge in …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"I will be very brief in supporting that suggestion from the noble Lord, Lord Scriven. When I was listening to the debate, I was thinking about people who have told me about feeling discriminated against. They often do not declare their racial, religious or whatever view, because they are terrified …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, what powers will the appointment have, given that 74% of patients are diagnosed in A&E because of delays in diagnosis in primary care? This results in 45% of patients being told in A&E that they have a brain tumour. Even when they have a biopsy, there are inadequate …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister confirm that the partner policy that she referred to—which is being developed as guidance and would avoid anything going into statute—will include a requirement that the carer providing principal care for someone when they are discharged from a unit will be assessed for how much …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech