“…This does not give people with autism and learning disabilities enough time to learn the skills they need to get into employment. Will the Minister consider reinstating the 39-week programme?…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism125th of 90532.0
- Palliative & end of life care112th of 54012.0
- Assisted dying115th of 3928.0
- Medical ethics & regulation91st of 2264.0
- Health inequalities251st of 2992.0
- Elderly care & frailty171st of 2492.0
- Children's health139th of 1652.0
- Rare diseases174th of 2072.0
- Adult social care & reform330th of 3972.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“…people with learning disabilities will not be allowed a family member or, in the absence of a family member, a learning disability nurse or qualified practitioner to be with them when a doctor initiates the conversation about assisted suicide.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I received a letter from a former paediatric practitioner who is deeply concerned about this proposed legislation. She points out that when babies are legally aborted for medical reasons at over 22 weeks’ gestation, they are first euthanised by lethal injection into the heart.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My amendments focus on risks to people with learning disabilities and autism, and there is also an amendment to exclude hospices that provide palliative care, which is, I believe, true assisted dying.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I rise very briefly to support my noble friend Lady Berridge’s Amendment 30A on EHCPs, and I declare my interest as founder of a special educational needs college. All our students have EHCPs, and all of them, in their various ways, are vulnerable.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 assumes capacity until proved otherwise. However, many people with learning disabilities have neither the ability nor the capacity to make life-changing or even death-making decisions.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-11-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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