Lords debate: National Dementia Strategy
23 June 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Baroness Murphy (Crossbench) will call attention to the National Dementia Strategy, in a debate this Thursday, 25 June, in the House of Lords
Baroness Thornton will speak on behalf of the Government.
Members scheduled to take part include:
- Baroness Greengross (Crossbench); Vice-President of Age Concern and Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia
- Baroness Perry of Southwark (Conservative); Patron of the Alzheimers Research Trust
- Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench); former deputy chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission
- Baroness Murphy (Crossbench); Vice-President of the Alzheimer’s Society and former Professor of old age psychiatry
- Baroness Pitkeathley (Labour); Vice President of Carers UK and former Director of the National Council for Carers
- Lord Rix (Crossbench); President of MENCAP
- Lord Warner (Labour); former member of Carers National Association and former Government spokesperson for the Department of Health
- Lord Walton of Detchant (Crossbench); Professor of neurology and former President of the General Medical Council and the British Medical Association
- Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat); spokesperson for Health
- Lord McColl of Dulwich (Conservative); Opposition spokesperson for Health
- Baroness Thornton (Labour); Government spokesperson for Health
Further information
- Alphabetical list of Members of the Lords
- Parliamentary calendar
- List of speakers - Lords Government Whips Office
- Video and Audio - watch the debate live
- Lords Hansard - transcript available approximately three hours from the start of the debate