Lord Addington
House of Lords
Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 136th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 11%. 59 contributions since 2024-07-19.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism16th of 967113.5
- Public health & prevention299th of 7346.0
- Mental health594th of 8694.0
- Unpaid carers237th of 2772.0
What they’ve said
“…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 ·