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HANSARDSocial Care and the Role of CarersMy Lords, I shall speak about home carers which is something I know about as I have them myself. So, I declare that interest. I feel strongly that being a carer is not a…24 Jun 2021HANSARDDisability Benefit ClaimantsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that guidance to frontline staff on how to treat vulnerable disability benefit claimants is followed.08 Jun 2021HANSARDDisability Benefit ClaimantsMy Lords, I welcome that reply as far as it goes, but what we need to know now is what measures the Government have in place to identify vulnerable disability claimants who have…08 Jun 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillMy Lords, Amendment 3 seeks to exploit the opportunity—as the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, said—that the Bill gives the Government to find out whether we have enough public…17 Mar 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillMy Lords, I so agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, just said. I support Amendment 11, but am speaking to Amendment 14, which follows Amendment 11 in this group, calling on…24 Feb 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) Amendment Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare that I receive DLA. I applaud the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for tabling this Regret Motion and speaking so lucidly about the issues that we are concerned…11 Feb 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I warmly welcome, for the second time, this Bill to scrap business rates on public lavatories. I hope this will mean that closed loos will reopen and that local…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PrioritisationMy Lords, what consideration will be given to the vaccination of up to 250,000 care assistants employed by disabled people under the direct payments scheme who are not on the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDPlanning: Accessible HomesMy Lords, following on from the question from the noble Lord, Lord Best, does the Minister agree that changing the regulations for homes to be built to accessible and adaptable…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPlanningMy Lords, further to the right reverend Prelate’s question about accessible housing, does the Minister agree that category 2 housing should be the mandatory baseline for all new…16 Sept 2020HANSARDPlanning RulesMy Lords, can the Minister guarantee that changes to the planning rules will not mean fewer accessible homes for disabled people, such as 50 year-old Daniel, who has to live in a…28 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I am bowled over by the research done by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. I am pleased to support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, and the…13 Jul 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, in April the Government said that in the light of the pandemic they were reviewing the development of the manifesto commitment to establish a national strategy for…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Planning SystemMy Lords, what assurance can the Minister give that homes constructed under permitted development rights will be required to meet all the policy standards, including…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingMy Lords, when will the accessible homes consultation start, and will the Minister join me at the next virtual meeting of Habinteg’s Insight Group to update disabled people…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Department for Work and Pensions UpdateMy Lords, I am concerned about online appeal tribunals for PIP appeals that do not allow tribunal members to question claimants directly by speaking to them, as they can in…05 May 2020HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining these regulations, which uprate payments to sufferers of mesothelioma and other dust-related diseases and their dependants. As she…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDisability Employment GapMy Lords, we do not have any flesh on the bones of the national disability strategy yet. There are many issues involved in closing the disability employment gap: suitable housing,…12 Feb 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall speak briefly about the Government’s national disability strategy, the plan for which was published in an additional paper with the gracious Speech. The plan…09 Jan 2020HANSARDHousebuilding: Accidents in the HomeMy Lords, accidents in the home are bound to increase with the rapidly ageing population. Does the Minister agree that if homes today are not built to accessible and adaptable…05 Nov 2019