Baroness Merron

Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)

Labour Peer

Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Breast Cancer: Screening 18 Mar 2024

    To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 February (HL1933), what progress they have made on reducing variation in breast screening services since 2019.
  • Cancer: Staffing - Question 14 Mar 2024

    To ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of warnings by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, what assessment they have made of the risk to cancer patients in England presented by the staffing levels, workloads and working conditions of healthcare professionals.
  • Cancer: Staffing - Question 14 Mar 2024

    My Lords, the Minister will know that numerous complaints relating to patients with cancer that were investigated by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman included misdiagnosis, treatment delays, the mismanagement of conditions, poor communication and unsuitable end-of-life care. As the NHS is grappling with over 110,000 staff shortages, how is patient safety being compromised by the...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 28 January 2021

Currently held offices

  • Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care) (since 18 May 2021)
  • Opposition Whip (Lords) (since 18 May 2021)

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (21 Feb 2023 to 26 Oct 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (18 May 2021 to 20 Feb 2023)
  • Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (24 Jan 2008 to 5 Oct 2008)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Regional Affairs) (East Midlands) (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
  • Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (East Midlands) (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office) (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
  • The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (28 Oct 2004 to 5 May 2006)
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 1 Jan 2002 to 28 Oct 2004)
  • Member, Trade & Industry Committee ( 9 Jul 1997 to 9 Nov 1998)

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