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HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following reports of the dismissal by Waitrose of a volunteer with autism, what steps they are taking to ensure employers are encouraged to…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentI thank the Minister for her response, but the fact remains that only 5% of people with learning disabilities are in paid employment. Will the Minister agree to giving businesses…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare my interest as chairman of Team Domenica.28 Oct 2025HANSARDLicensing Hours Extensions BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair and founder of Team Domenica. When I joined your Lordships’ House, I vowed to speak only on things that I knew about, so your Lordships…24 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am deeply concerned about the process—or lack of it—around Clause 191, which was tacked to the end of an unrelated Bill via a Back-Bench amendment in the Commons, with…16 Oct 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission on Adult Social CareMy Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register as chair of Team Domenica. Many people with learning disabilities can live in supported living, but the more vulnerable…17 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of Team Domenica and patron of the Acorns Children’s Hospice. In 2018, along with two other mothers of young adults with learning…12 Sept 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment from my noble friend Lord Parkinson. “Peer” comes from the Latin word par, which means “equal”, and in this House, wherever we sit, we are all…02 Jul 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop and maintain the specialist branch of learning disabilities nursing.17 Jun 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingI thank the Minister. The Darzi report highlighted that people with learning disabilities have greater health inequalities than the general population and are four times more…17 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak in favour of these amendments and to speak very briefly about hospices—which I know many noble Lords have already done. Our hospices support over 300,000…24 Mar 2025HANSARDAutism and Learning Disabilities: Hospital DetentionMy Lords, there are over 2,000 people with autism and learning disabilities locked up in these facilities at huge cost. Putting them into the community does not necessarily work…11 Mar 2025HANSARDCare Homes: Safety RatingsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that a lot of the problems in care homes would be alleviated if becoming a carer in a care home required certified training, supervision and a…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, Amendment 29 is in my name and would prevent commencement of the Act until a full impact assessment is published for hospices. The NI announcement was a big blow for…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am grateful for all the thoughtful contributions to this debate and, in particular, to my noble friend Lady Fleet for her impassioned defence of the arts sector, and to the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, Amendment 31, in my name, would prevent commencement of this section until a full impact assessment is published for hospitality. I have spoken to several organisations…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the thoughtful contributions to this debate from my noble friends Lady Sater, Lord Leigh and Lord Swire. I note the contribution on Amendment 41 in the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 14, I will also speak to Amendment 27 in my name. I thank my noble friends Lady Neville-Rolfe and Lady Barran for their support. These amendments…29 Jan 2025