The Baroness Nargund
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Nargund's full title is The Baroness Nargund. Her name is Geeta Nargund, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£6,678
18 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£6,678
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-09-15
Neighbourhood Health and Social Care
My Lords, I declare an interest as a former vice-chair and trustee of the British Red Cross. I have seen at first hand how the British Red Cross delivers health and social care across communities in our country by helping people to transition from hospit
2026-09-10
Patient Data: Research
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I congratulate him on securing this very important debate and on his insightful and excellent introductory speech.
The National Health Service is one of Britain’s greatest institut
2026-09-08
Integrated Care Boards: Access to Services
My Lords, access to women’s health services varies significantly across the country, with women from deprived areas and some ethnic-minority communities facing particular barriers. Therefore, what steps are the Government taking to ensure that ICBs not o
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Liddle for securing this debate and for his brilliant opening speech. Having written and campaigned on declining birth rates since 2009, I will focus my remarks on the fertility aspect of this challenge.
Last yea
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt on securing this important debate, and on his excellent opening speech. On entering No. 10, our new Prime Minister said:
“Let’s make this the moment when Britain starts to believe again—the moment we
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Griffiths. I might finish before three minutes as well—I am not sure.
I congratulate my noble friend Lady Morgan on securing this very important debate and on her excellent opening speech
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
My Lords, I warmly welcome our Prime Minister’s ambition to deliver good growth in every postcode, but good growth depends on good health. Our Prime Minister has already demonstrated his commitment to addressing social determinants of health in the Great
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for her reply and her ongoing commitment to improving women’s health and mental health. This new evidence highlights that thousands of women with post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth may be going undiagnos
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the study published in the British Journal of General Practice which found that thousands of women have undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth every year.
2026-07-22
Healthcare Sector: Clinicians
I thank my noble friend the Minister for her reply and welcome the Government’s commitment to innovation, but the actual programme has supported only a small fraction of the NHS workforce so far. I have met so many doctors, nurses and other healthcare pr
2026-07-22
Healthcare Sector: Clinicians
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support clinicians to become innovators and entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector.
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Evans, for securing this debate. I declare my interest as pro-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth and honorary professor of women’s health at City St George’s University of London.
Education, employmen
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
My Lords, research has consistently shown that mothers make up the majority of primary caregivers for children with autism spectrum disorder, often at the cost of their own health, well-being and employment. What specific support is available for these m
2026-07-09
Artificial Intelligence: Vaccine Technology
My Lords, I welcome the potential for AI in developing vaccine technology. However, AI models are as good as the data we put in to train them. I therefore have two questions for my noble friend the Minister. What steps are the Government taking to close
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Weir of Ballyholme, for securing this important debate, and I welcome the Government’s commitment to delivering the modern service framework for dementia and frailty. Dementia is not gender neutral. We may
My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, on securing this important debate and for ensuring that the well-being of vulnerable women and girls remains firmly on our agenda. In my role as a former vice-chair and trustee of the British Re
2026-07-09
UK Migration
My Lords, the Health Foundation has just published a significant report with the latest evidence on immigration and the NHS. The report finds that the average person who migrates to the UK is more likely to work in the NHS, less likely to use it, and sig
2026-07-01
IVF Treatment
I thank my noble friend the Minister for her reply. The concern about IVF add-ons is not only that many are unproven and ineffective but also that some can pose serious health risks to patients and unnecessary emotional and financial harm. The HFEA’s cur
2026-07-01
IVF Treatment
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I declare my interests as the lead author of the Lancet insight paper on IVF add-ons and as a board member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
2026-07-01
IVF Treatment
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of The Lancet article Is IVF treatment heading in the right direction?, published on 23 June, indicating that many IVF add-ons do not work; and what consideration they have given to giving
2026-07-01
Pharmacy Closures
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her reassuring reply about the closure of local pharmacies. However, research published in 2025 shows that access to local pharmacies has declined almost four times faster in England’s poorest communitie
2026-06-29
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services
My Lords, I welcome the report and thank my noble friend the Minister for all the work she is doing with the Secretary of State to support and to implement recommendations. Our thoughts are with the families affected. The report has yet again shown the r
2026-06-25
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
My Lords, no amount of alcohol is considered to be safe in pregnancy. Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder—FASD—affects roughly one child in every classroom of 25 children, and it is a preventable neurodevelopmental disorder. A report published just two day
2026-06-23
Artificial Intelligence: Global Governance
My Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to using AI in healthcare to improve patients’ outcomes. However, AI brings risks too. We need international collaboration for large studies to establish effectiveness and long-term risks to patients. The W
2026-06-18
Child Poverty
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Babudu, and I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Lister for securing this very important debate.
I want to focus my remarks on what I know best: health. Child poverty is not simply a soci
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Register of Interests · 5 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Authority member, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
registered 2026-02-06
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Director, Social Impact Campaigns and Enterprises Ltd (the member is also director of the subsidiary companies Social Impact Enterprises Ltd and Executive Pipeline Limited)
registered 2026-02-06
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Social Impact Campaigns and Enterprises Ltd
registered 2026-02-06
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Bloobloom Limited (eyewear)
registered 2026-02-06
Category 4: Sponsorship
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The member receives support from a Parliamentary Assistant who is employed by Social Impact Campaigns and Enterprises Ltd
registered 2026-02-06
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Party history
2026-01-21 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
nargundg@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
16
of 16 tabled
16 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-07-16
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
Answered
2026-07-16
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Artificial Intelligence
Answered
2026-07-16
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
Answered
2026-07-06
Department of Health and Social Care
Family Hubs: Mental Health Services
Answered
2026-07-06
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Peace Negotiations: Women
Answered
2026-05-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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