"My Lords, I wish to speak about the Public Services Committee’s report, Reforming the Child Maintenance Service. This was the first Select Committee of which I have been a part since I joined the House. I have to say, in the end, I came away frustrated: frustrated for the …..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for bringing forward this important short debate and for her work in this area. I am also grateful for the richness of the debate from noble Lords across the House, and with such expertise, and for the personal contribution from right …..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech
"My Lords, new research shows that finger-prick blood tests, alongside online brain tests, could revolutionise dementia diagnosis and offer a low-cost, scalable way to identify people who may be at higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. What are the Government doing to support research in this area to enable the rollout …..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech
"My Lords, the proposed limited screening programme is a disappointment to many campaigners. It is clear that the key to screening is accurate ways of testing, so what further investment are the Government planning to help develop more precise prostate cancer screening tests other than PSA?..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech
"My Lords, this has been a really important debate on three fundamentals to our society: health, housing and transport. My noble friend Lady Thornhill talked in detail about the housing aspects in the gracious Speech and about concerns that the proposed legislation does not go far enough and that there …..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech
"There are around 250,000 miscarriages in the UK every year. Following the recent Tommy’s Graded Model of Miscarriage Care report, will the Government now review the specific requirement for women to experience three miscarriages before being able to access the support that could help prevent another loss?..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech
"My Lords, given that the UK is an outlier compared to similar countries, what work are the Government doing to introduce proactive, preventive health measures, such as routine health MOTs for people, to try to reverse this trend?..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech
"My Lords, in the latest data published from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, there are 13 different railway incidents that occurred over a decade ago that still have outstanding safety recommendations. When will these safety issues finally be resolved?..." Baroness Pidgeon - View Speech