Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 6 February 2025

Previously MP for Liverpool, Wavertree until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015; Labour/Co-operative until 17 Feb 2019; Independent until 6 Nov 2019

Also represented Liverpool, Wavertree

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @lucianaberger
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Baroness Berger campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Health
• Energy and Climate Change
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Ministry of Justice
• Mental Health Services
• Green Deal Scheme
• Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
• Mental Health Services: Children
• Departmental Work Experience

Other offices held in the past

• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Health and Social Care) (21 Oct 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Mental Health) (14 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Public Health) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 8 Nov 2010)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (0 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 3 Jul 2025

  I am conscious of time, but specifically on that point, I bore witness to the attack on the Jewish business in north-west London last May. It reverberated throughout the entire community. I have never seen anything like the glass that was smashed and the paint that was daubed. It dominated the area for a whole weekend because it could not be cleared up because it took place over the weekend....

• Music Festivals: Hate Speech - Question 3 Jul 2025

  My Lords, here we have an artist who gleefully spouted hate speech and incited violence, the largest festival organiser in the country who gave him a platform and a public service broadcaster that has yet again showed scant regard for the Jewish community, which has totally lost trust in the BBC. Does my noble friend the Minister have confidence in the senior leadership of the BBC to properly...

• Perinatal Mental Health - Question 25 Jun 2025

  To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the spending on perinatal mental health services in England in the financial year 2024-25.

More of Baroness Berger’s recent appearances