“…Accident and emergency departments already end up asking a vast array of questions of patients, many of whom are in distress or pain and do not want to answer a huge deluge of questions.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism469th of 9056.0
- A&E & ambulance response233rd of 2722.0
- Mental health759th of 8902.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“…tances, prison officers, coastguard personnel, RNLI crews, social workers executing child protection orders and mental health officers. Like the English and Welsh equivalent, the Scottish Act does not expressly mention service police officers.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Well, yes. I was saying that the money is not available now and the rest of it is to be financed by as yet unknown efficiency savings. The departments that have apparently been required to reduce their capital spending have not yet identified what they will cut, and the Government have not yet told us what asset sales…”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords as always, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, and I thank her for opening the Committee’s considerations of this Bill on a matter as important as the Armed Forces covenant.”
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill · 2025-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The issue that I have outlined is even greater when one considers the provision of special educational needs for the children of service personnel. There are already significant barriers to service families receiving adequate support for their children with special educational needs.”
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill · 2025-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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