Biography
Lord Addington has engaged extensively on education and skills topics through 37 debate speeches, with particular focus on the long-standing challenge of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs), special educational needs, and autism support. His contributions reflect deep engagement with reform processes, notably emphasizing that meaningful systemic change requires sustained effort across training, culture, and school practices. He has also served on relevant committee work, including the Autism Act 2009 Committee, bringing practical knowledge from consultation with parents and professionals to his parliamentary contributions.
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“…I always go back to special educational needs and dyslexia, and if the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, had a small bet with herself that I would raise it, she has won it. It comes to, as the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, raised, English and maths. The Latin origin of the word dyslexia—no, it is Greek.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism12th of 899118.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
What they’ve said
“…Anybody who struggles with special educational needs, or who comes from a home that simply does not take them seriously, is always going to struggle with these skills. We have to find better ways forward.”
Skills, Vocational Training, and Further and Higher Education · 2026-09-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am sure the Minister would send me rude notes if I did not raise my next subject: special educational needs. I see her nodding. The way forward, the entrance into this, tends to be English and maths at GCSE.”
Creative Industries: Qualifications · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We know that, for years and years, we have ignored and not recognised people who have special educational needs, and we have not found out who they are, in particular girls, who are very good at surviving in the classroom by masking, disappearing in the middle of it and not commenting.”
Government Record on Education, Employment and Welfare · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…out this, but on the 29th of last month, in Committee Room 10, I was in a room full of parents of people on the autism spectrum who have gone through the process.”
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The autism lobby might be interested in the potential here, because the huge costs involved in transporting people to appropriate special schools might be addressed here, at least in the medium term. That is probably more hope than expectation, but it would certainly be something that allows that to happen.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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