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HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy Lords, further to my noble friend Lady Campbell’s question, will the Minister commit to mentioning working-age disabled adults every time social care reform is discussed? The…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care and the Role of CarersMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests as chairperson of the independent care, education and treatment review process for people with a learning disability or autism in…24 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am proud to be a fellow of City Lit, the leading adult education college in the country, which, alongside other institutes of adult learning, works hard to ensure that…15 Jun 2021HANSARDNHS Digital: Primary Care Medical RecordsMy Lords, the choice on the opt-out preference form is either: “I do not allow my identifiable patient data to be shared outside of the GP practice for purposes except my own…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, my question is about the implementation of quarantine regulations. How many travellers have been required to repeat the 10 days required in a designated quarantine hotel…26 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Department of Health and Social Care’s oversight panel, which is reviewing the care and treatment of people with learning…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, given the significantly higher number of excess deaths among people with learning disabilities last year, will the Minister commit to finding out what proportion of…24 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy Lords, I am so pleased that all people with learning disabilities who are known to their GP are now in either group 4 or 6 for vaccination. Will the noble Lord commit to…22 Mar 2021HANSARDVSO: Volunteering for Development ProgrammeMy Lords, I speak as a former VSO volunteer; I believe that VSO has created a large cohort of outward-facing, global citizens connected by a belief in what UK aid can achieve…16 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, has summarised some of the extensive research which associates abuse—including emotional abuse—of mothers during pregnancy with…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I know from my personal family and professional experience of people with learning disabilities that domestic violence can involve both paid and informal carers,…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination ProgrammeMy Lords, I welcome today’s announcement that all people with a learning disability on their GP learning disability register will now be included in group 6. However, we know that…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Minister repeated the statement earlier that said that all care home residents and staff have been offered vaccination, but this is not true for homes for people…04 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)My Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, for steering this excellent report. We can no longer ignore the impact that chronic…28 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for all his hard work on this subject. As he says, the vaccination rollout rightly aims to prioritise the people who are most vulnerable to…25 Jan 2021HANSARDMental Health Act ReformMy Lords, I welcome the focus of the consultation and the White Paper on prevention, along with the new duties on local commissioners to ensure that they understand and monitor…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, all GPs are required to register their patients with learning disabilities—that is just 200,000 people nationally. All are entitled to a flu jab, along with the…07 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, 200,000 people are on their GP’s learning disability register and get the flu jab on the same terms as over-65s, but only one in 10 of this group has been prioritised…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsMy Lords, my question is about when Her Majesty’s Government will make accessible communication a priority. The Prime Minister’s press conference was like a scientific symposium,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Patel. I commend his work on patient safety over many years. I strongly support the amendments in this group, which are…26 Oct 2020