“…f those that have opened, 90% have been specialist schools which benefit from government funding, not least via EHCPs, and are largely exempt from VAT, a point already made but which certainly bears repetition. There are certainly many fewer mainstream school places. There are no winners from all this.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention178th of 70010.0
- Assisted dying124th of 3926.0
- Learning disability & autism758th of 9052.0
- Mental health759th of 8902.0
Also active on public health & prevention
What they’ve said
“…I am afraid I do not share his laissez-faire approach that it can all be left to the person of the assisted dying commissioner. It seems to me appropriate for such a significant post to be considered by a formal body.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In the Law Society’s written evidence, it was said that Parliament should “clarify how Assisted Dying Review Panels would deal with and decide cases”, and that the Bill “leaves substantial details about how the scheme would operate to be dealt with in secondary legislation and guidance”.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The first is in relation to prohibition. A generational ban may sound like a progressive step to protect public health, but it is de facto prohibition, and there remains no evidence anywhere in the world that prohibition of a long-standing legal product has ever worked.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Secondly, there are the public health and safety risks that arise from the presence of waste, particularly biological waste, dog waste in particular, and those posed by debris building up in channels and drains, which can obstruct water flow and, in turn, damage canal infrastructure, which will probably cost a good dea…”
Litter on Canal Towpaths · 2025-11-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…t we discover we cannot because the prisons in their home country have cells that are deemed too small, or even mental health provision that is not as good as our own”. She is absolutely right to say that.”
Asylum Policy · 2025-11-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
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