Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2026 Corridor Care
"My Lords, what additional support are the Government going to give to the healthcare staff in accident and emergency departments, who are feeling very demoralised following a difficult summer and now face a difficult winter? Most importantly, in preventive terms, is it not time that we linked care in the …..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"There is a great emphasis at the moment on the fact that people who can work, should work. I want to remove “should”. The vast majority of people who are unemployed want to work. A survey reported in the Times today shows that young people would value the opportunity to …..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank the Retirement and Participation Committee, and in particular the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, as chair, for such a well-constructed report, which I believe makes sound suggestions for the continued reform of the House following the …..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, I warmly welcome the approach the Government are taking. I ask the Minister whether funds could be made available for housing associations to immediately purchase properties for social rent. There are so many on the market, some of which are under housing association shared ownership anyway...." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, will the Minister explain how health and social care will be planned to ensure intergenerational input, in particular from young carers and young people, who often have very good innovative ideas about how to provide such services?..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister quite rightly said that retention is one of the most important things, both for our own staff and the advantage to patients. Yesterday, the Health APPG heard evidence from senior staff in Georgia, USA, who explained that by starting to pay off student loans between three …..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, there is increasing evidence that access to senior nursing staff in care homes and in the community keeps people out of A&E and therefore reduces many of the problems there. What responsibility will ICBs have to ensure that they purchase district nursing and community mental health training so …..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, it a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, who made such comprehensive cases for Amendments 23 and 25. I have added my name to Amendment 25.
"My Lords, I thank the Lord Privy Seal and the Prime Minister for the tone and the detail in this Statement. However, the NHS was 68 on Sunday and many of the babies were born in NHS facilities. I was 19 when a baby was taken away from a young …..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, like others I recognise the kindness and compassion that the majority of staff in our health service deliver, but as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care rightly said:
“We must break the cycle of recommendations sitting on a shelf gathering dust”.