Baroness Hodge of Barking

3 parliamentary sessions on record in this archive

3 sessions
Lords Proceedings 7 July 2026
Arts Education
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her statement on the progress being made in setting up the group. Does she agree that there is a woeful underfunding of cultural and creative education in our schools? Schools cannot afford the buses to take children to museums, they cannot afford to pay for profes…
Lords Oral Questions 15 December 2025 2 contributions
Breast Cancer
My Lords, too many women are dying of breast cancer. Even with a national screening programme, tragically, 11,500 die from breast cancer each year in the UK. AgeX, a large and important research study, is investigating the effects of routine screening of women over 70. Results are expected in 2027. …
My noble friend makes a very powerful case; I am grateful to her for doing so. The UK National Screening Committee continuously monitors emerging evidence through horizon scanning and maintains active engagement with international peers. Should robust evidence regarding the extension of breast scree…
Lords Debate 12 September 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, palliative care may not be the answer but it has to be part of the answer, and unfortunately that is just not the case across England and Wales as we speak today. It is estimated by my colleagues at King’s College London and the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Pallia…

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