“…e speed of progression of the disease usually means that getting a six-month diagnosis is almost impossible, so motor neurone disease patients will find it very difficult to fit themselves within this. This is, I think, widely acknowledged.”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care191st of 5406.0
- Assisted dying179th of 3924.0
- Learning disability & autism594th of 9054.0
- Dentistry access179th of 1972.0
- Medical ethics & regulation168th of 2262.0
- Rare diseases174th of 2072.0
Also active on palliative & end of life care
What they’ve said
“…Like my noble friend Lady Barran, I ask the Minister to say how much will be spent on SEND after 2027-28, which budget will pay for it and what will happen to the accumulated local authority deficits that have been growing while they have been funding the rising SEND bill over recent years.”
Autumn Budget 2025 · 2025-12-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…seriously, but most of the debate has been about whether the definition of “capacity” in this Bill—that in the Mental Capacity Act—is the right one to use. We are not debating whether “ability” is a better term; I hope that we can do that and move on to some other important areas in this Bill.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-11-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I support the Bill. Much has changed in the many years that your Lordships’ House has been debating assisted dying for the terminally ill, but public support for it has been constant. The British Social Attitudes survey has found around 80% in favour and 20% against consistently for the past 30 years.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I want to underline a point made by my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe about hospices. At the earlier stages of the Bill, the Minister kept repeating that the Government were putting £100 million into hospices and £26 million into children’s hospices.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2025-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…GPs and NHS dentists have been cited as among those caught by this definition. Amendment 55 would remove this exception for public authorities so that they would be able to claim the employment allowance and Amendment 54 would create a £20,000 level of employment allowance for public authorities.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2025-02-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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