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HANSARDDown Syndrome BillMy Lords, I thank Mencap, Learning Disability England, the Down’s Syndrome Association and the National Down Syndrome Policy Group, among others, for their engagement with me in…18 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I do not understand why it is a conscience vote if it is not about the substance or the subject but somehow about parliamentary process. That does not seem to me to be a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendment 176 proposes that guidance should be published on how training in learning disability and autism will become mandatory for all health and social care staff.…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very grateful, and I know that Paula and Tom McGowan will also be very grateful—as will many people with learning disabilities and autistic people—to the Minister…16 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, this amendment, which I am pleased to add my name to, aligns well with the principles of my own earlier amendments on Report and in Committee. On all the previous…08 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to support the noble Baroness’s amendment, and my thanks go to Carers UK for its briefing. I declare an interest as a family parent carer of an adult…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, the National Children’s Bureau, the Disabled Children’s Partnership and the Royal College of…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 14 and 32 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Watkins. I want to give an example from my experience; I declare an interest here as…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to this amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lord Low, who is unable to move it because of a failure of his technology. I commend my noble friend’s…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the Minister for her sympathetic response to the amendment. I appreciate the importance of waiting for proof of concept, as was spelled out. One of the remaining issues,…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to add my name to the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord McColl. I am not going to say very much in support, because the background has already…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I welcome all the amendments in this group. The importance of parity between mental and physical health is key, and I am grateful to the Minister for confirming that…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 30A and 84A, but I also support the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, and I will explain why as I introduce these two…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendment 297L seeks to introduce mandatory training in learning disability and autism for all health and care staff. My noble friend Lady Bull is unable to be in her…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendment 287, and I thank my noble friend for tabling Charlie’s law. Charlie Gard’s case was painful for all involved, including his parents and the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. I am disappointed that the Government do not feel that it is timely. March is just one month away—by the time…09 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill08 Feb 2022