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Ranks 788th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 62%. 7 contributions since 2024-07-19.
“…To what extent are those teachers able to contribute to the way in which we provide for young people with special educational needs now?…”
School Admissions: Selective Inclusion · 2026-06-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I commend the Government for the work they are doing in the SEND area; it is very difficult and complicated. However, does my noble friend accept that if these needs are not identified and addressed, they can give rise to other problems of a more behavioural nature, which are just as challenging to deal with if they ar…”
Special Educational Needs: Dyscalculia · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, does my noble friend accept that autism and ADHD often present differently in boys and girls? Girls are frequently underdiagnosed and under-understood, because their behaviour can sometimes be challenging in a completely different way.”
Autistic Children: State Schools · 2025-10-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…on between removing children from mainstream schooling and leaving them there, which is that some children with special educational needs should be able to access support alongside their mainstream schooling? Once a condition has been identified, parents who can do so will often look to access that in the private secto…”
Schools: Special Educational Needs · 2025-03-20 ·
“…me—going back to a point that the noble Lord, Lord Storey, raised about bullying—that children with observable mental health problems, or who are on the autism spectrum, are very often vulnerable to bullying in schools, and sometimes that will exacerbate the challenges that they already have? In what way are the Gover…”
Primary Schools: Mental Health Problems · 2025-02-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Government plan to do specifically for young people with spectrum disorders, such as autism and ADHD? They can do well in mainstream schooling, but often do not because their needs are not recognised soon enough, and they can then present with mental health disorders on top of their spectrum disorders.”
Schools: Mental Health and Poor Attendance · 2024-07-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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