The Baroness Merron
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Merron's full title is The Baroness Merron. Her name is Gillian Joanna Merron, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Ministerial activity
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169 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 169
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | Care Quality Commission | to discuss the Mental Health Act | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-18 | Royal College of Psychiatrists | to discuss the Mental Health Act | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-18 | Professor Sir Simon Wessley | to discuss the Mental Health Act | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-16 | Bereaved parent and campaigner | to discuss historical issues around the burial of stillborn babies | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-10 | Theramex | to discuss women's health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-10 | Peter Fonagy | to discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-10 | Paulette Hamilton MP, Caribbean & African Health Network | to discuss fibroids | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-09 | Fleur Anderson MP and bereaved parents | to discuss a constituents case relating to baby loss | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-08 | Samaritans | to discuss suicide prevention | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-03 | Dr Louis Appleby | to discuss suicide prevention | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-02 | WISH, Centre for Mental of Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Women's Health Forum, Royal College of Nursing, The Motherhood Group, Wellbeing of Women, Maternal Mental Health Alliance | to discuss targeted mental health in women's health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-02 | No.10 VAWG Strategy Launch | to discuss violence against women and girls | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-12-01 | RCN, RCOG, Wellbeing of Women, Royal Osteoporosis Society, The Menopause Charity, Royal College of GPs | to discuss menopause | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-11-24 | Mental Health Policy Group | to discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-11-19 | Bereaved parent | to discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-11-19 | James MacCleary MP, Pregnancy Sickness Support, Emily Clarkson | to discuss hyperemesis gravidarum | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-11-18 | College of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Royal Osteoporosis Society, Tommy's, Imperial College London, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of General Practitioners, University College London, Royal College of Physicians, FiveXMore, Royal College of Nursing | to discuss preconception health and post-pregnancy prevention of long-term conditions | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-11-18 | Centre for Mental Health, Royal College of Nursing, Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy, Health Visitors Association, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Wellbeing of Women, TIGER UK, Endometriosis UK, Race Equality Foundation, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | to discuss women's health and pain | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-11-17 | Children and Young People's Mental Health coalition | to discuss children's mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-11-12 | MIND, PWC, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Wellbeing of Women, Fertility Network UK, Endometriosis UK, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, British Standards Institute, Federation of Small Businesses, Unison, Reflect Digital, Octopus Energy, individuals with lived experience | to discuss women's health and work | department-of-health-and-social-care |
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
We will indeed consider that, and we are very grateful to Alzheimer’s Research UK and other organisations for working with us to get to the right place.
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
My noble friend makes a very fair observation that probably applies to many situations. When we talk about diagnosis, we are talking about getting the right people diagnosed, and quickly. That is why the modern service framework, as I mentioned earlier,
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
I believe that we have upped the pace. It is very important, as I know the noble Earl is aware, to go with evidence-based solutions. Indeed, when I speak to the point about an evidence base, that is why we have several research initiatives, including, as
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
That will be considered. We have the Dame Barbara Windsor dementia goals programme, which very much aims to speed up the development of new treatments for dementia and neurodegenerative conditions by accelerating innovations, including in clinical trials
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
Yes, indeed. I am feeling positive about the way we are moving forward, about increasing research and about developing a frailty and dementia modern service framework by the end of this year, as the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, has called for. On the ques
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
My noble friend is right: we want to encourage people to come forward for diagnosis and care. On the point that my noble friend and the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, made about an awareness campaign, I will raise that with the Minister for Care.
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
Encouraging people to age well and healthily is indeed part of our whole drive in terms of prevention and moving away from sickness. As part of this, it is absolutely crucial that we have the NIHR and UKRI, which are the relevant arms of our health servi
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
We do indeed, and I certainly agree with the noble Baroness. A timely diagnosis is absolutely vital to make sure that people with dementia can access everything they need, live well and remain independent for as long as possible. We are committed to reco
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
My Lords, across the last five financial years, the Government have spent more than £555 million on dementia research, including into dementia diagnostics and trials of potential treatments. We are working for Britain to be at the forefront of transformi
2026-06-18
Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
I would be pleased to take those two points away and look at them, particularly the second, which is a very practical suggestion. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, as ever, and I will gladly write to her.
2026-06-18
Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for securing this important debate, which matters so much to so many, and for her clear introduction to these matters. I am also grateful to all the other noble Lords who spoke for their tho
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
Perhaps I can clarify that the TRANSFORM trial is not exclusive to a particular group. We are looking at people who have susceptibility to prostate cancer because they carry the gene and there is family history. I simply point that out because I hope it
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
As I said, your Lordships’ House will not be waiting too long for the workforce plan, but I certainly recognise the noble Lord’s points. He describes the transformed service set out in the 10-year health plan, and the workforce plan will support that.
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
Yes, I can give that commitment.
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
We always take into full account my noble friend’s very important point. She referred to the TRANSFORM trial, which will enable all eligible Black men to be invited to stage 2 of the trial. It is worth saying that Black men are historically underrepresen
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
I am so grateful to the noble Baroness, because I do not. However, I am aware of the great contribution being made to cancer detection, and the department is looking closely at that. I thank her for raising it.
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
That is why we are publishing the workforce plan fairly soon, why we are building our cancer workforce and why we are creating new opportunities across multidisciplinary teams. Certainly, the use of AI is absolutely key, and we are, not least, working cl
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
Yes, I agree with the noble Lord. While we are ambitious about the benefits of AI and wish to embrace them, we are equally clear that safety, fairness and public trust have to come first. That means that the National Commission into the Regulation of AI
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
I wish the noble Lord well as he deals with the diagnosis. I am sure that many would associate with his kind comments about the NHS care he has received.
I very much agree that early diagnosis is key. That is why we have introduced the first targeted
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
My Lords, we are committed to looking for opportunities to implement AI in cancer services, investing £113 million in the AI in health and care award. As AI in screening is still in a trial phase, it will not be used in the targeted prostate cancer scree
2026-06-17
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
It is indeed the case that, as we move our services to the community and build around the patient, changes and improvements to staffing will be needed. The NHS workforce plan should be available and will be published in the not too distant future.
2026-06-17
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
That is the very reason why the allocations currently take account of the special needs of areas such as rural areas. In the NHS Bill, we will bring NHSE into the department and will reduce the duplication and costs.
2026-06-17
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
I take the noble Lord’s point, but allocations take account of factors such as rurality and the different costs of providing care. For example, the formula says that reflecting longer travel times in sparsely populated areas for emergency ambulances, whi
2026-06-17
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
In February 2025 we published an overview of core community health services, Standardising Community Health Services, in order that ICBs should not just bear it in mind but act on it when planning for their local populations. I know that noble Lords are
2026-06-17
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
The noble Lord actually outlines our entire focus. In March this year, we published the neighbourhood health framework that will empower local leaders to develop and scale neighbourhood health. It is important to recognise that this is not just more of t
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care
registered 2024-07-12 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Residential property in London SW1 from which rental income is received
registered 2021-04-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health)
2008-10-05 → 2009-06-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
2008-01-24 → 2008-10-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)
2007-06-28 → 2008-01-25
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Regional Affairs) (East Midlands)
2007-06-28 → 2008-01-25
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
2004-10-28 → 2006-05-05
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2002-01-01 → 2004-10-28
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
2021-05-18 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Committee memberships
1997-07-09 → 1998-11-09
Trade & Industry
Contact
Parliamentary office
merrong@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 | Supporter | Royal Assent | 2026-01-13 |
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
3 bills
1 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2026-01-13 | |
| Mental Health Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-11-06 | |
| Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-11-05 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.