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HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, around 6% of UK children are affected by dyscalculia: a learning disability impacting numerical processing and the ability to learn, understand and perform maths. It has…12 Feb 2024HANSARDPremature Deaths: Heart and Circulatory ConditionsMy Lords, many noble Lords have mentioned the importance of early years interventions, not smoking, diet and so on. Does the Minister agree about the importance of exercise and of…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Servants: Working from HomeThe noble Lord, Lord Grocott, mentioned economic diversity, but what assessment have the Government made of the impact of this new ruling on other types of diversity in the…01 Feb 2024HANSARDMaternity ServicesMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, on initiating this important debate and on her comprehensive introduction. It is a…25 Jan 2024HANSARDMinister for Disabled PeopleMy Lords, even with a Minister of State in place, we have repeatedly seen regulations and legislation over recent years ignore the needs and concerns of disabled people. You can…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsMy Lords, as more people who are able to are switching between the National Health Service and private medical care for specific operations, is the Minister confident that…19 Dec 2023HANSARDIn-patient Mental Health Care: Learning Disabilities and AutismMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Hollins for securing this important debate; we are so fortunate to have her expertise in the House, and I pay tribute to her tireless work…13 Dec 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a privilege to have been present at the first King’s Speech in over seven decades and to take part in this debate. I declare my interests as set out in the…09 Nov 2023HANSARDDomestic Violence and Brain InjuryMy Lords, research projects in Glasgow and at Drake Hall prison in Staffordshire have shown a very high percentage of female prisoners to have traumatic brain injuries that have…23 Oct 2023HANSARDUK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Kinnoull and his committee for this report and for continuing to highlight the challenges that the TCA presents for the creative…20 Sept 2023HANSARDCommonwealth GamesMy Lords, the Minister mentioned the increase in sports participation that followed the Commonwealth Games. Typically, there is also a rise in volunteering, and we know from 2012…07 Sept 2023HANSARDTeacher ShortagesMy Lords, given the shortage that we heard about earlier of specialist teachers in subjects such as physics, what is the department able to do to broker partnerships with…06 Sept 2023HANSARDDementia DiagnosisMy Lords, people with learning disabilities are more likely to develop dementia, but particularly in complex cases of learning disabilities the symptoms are very often masked.…04 Sept 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Industries: Impact of Visa and Immigration PoliciesMy Lords, there have been recent welcome discussions between the UK and some European countries about a bilateral reciprocal youth mobility visa to address the needs of specific…25 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismMy Lords, children with some form of special educational needs and disabilities accounted for 24.9% of all persistently absent children in the year to 2022. Having 100% attendance…20 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersMy Lords, notwithstanding the interesting “legal but harmful” point made by the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, I think that most of the House would agree that reducing high-fat, sugar…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome this proposed new clause on media literacy and support the amendments in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Knight of Weymouth. I will…17 Jul 2023HANSARDRail Ticket OfficesMy Lords, there has been mention of the issues for disabled passengers. The Office of Rail and Road published its annual report today, which showed that only 66% of those with…12 Jul 2023HANSARDCreative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my interests as set out in appendix 1 of this report and updated in the register. It is a privilege to speak today as a member of the…07 Jul 2023HANSARDAdvanced Research and Innovation AgencyMy Lords, there is clear logic in protecting big and bold thinking from the constraints of bureaucracy, but it would be a mistake to think that there are two types of invention:…29 Jun 2023