Biography
Baroness Bull has made 16 debate speeches focused primarily on special educational needs and neurodiversity, with particular emphasis on dyscalculia awareness and support in schools. Her contributions have raised recurring concerns about low educator awareness of specific learning conditions, the disproportionate representation of neurodivergent individuals in the justice and prison systems, and gaps in government data collection on unlawful exclusions of autistic pupils. She has also addressed employment barriers for people with learning disabilities and the mental health support needs of disabled children in mainstream education.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, according to Mencap, only around 5% of adults with a learning disability are in paid work, despite 86% of people with a learning disability surveyed wanting to undertake paid employment.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism156th of 89926.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Dementia211th of 2512.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
What they’ve said
“…I understand figures show that about 80% of young people who are cautioned or sentenced have some kind of special educational need or neurodivergent condition. Does the Minister agree that this seems to suggest that a stronger focus in the education system on early diagnosis and intervention, particularly for specific…”
Youth Offending · 2026-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to (1) raise awareness of dyscalculia among educators, including Special Educational Needs Coordinators, and (2) ensure dyscalculic pupils have specialist support.”
Special Educational Needs: Dyscalculia · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…inister will agree that with an incidence of one in 20, it is one of the commonly occurring conditions that the SEND reforms promise that every school will recognise and address.”
Special Educational Needs: Dyscalculia · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…What are the Minister’s Government doing to empower tutors to meet the special educational needs of prisoners with neurodivergence, so that they can come out of prison equipped to live a life without crime? Will the Government commit to solving the complexities of data collection? Without understanding the scale and na…”
Prisons: Education · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has documented unlawful exclusions of children with special educational needs and disabilities, including informal removals and off-the-record practices that may breach the Equality Act 2010.”
Autistic Children: State Schools · 2025-10-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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