Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 21 Nov 2022
Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
"My Lords, I thank the Minister and civil servants for the details in the Explanatory Memorandum. I also put on record from these Benches that we too are pleased that arrangements have been made with devolved states; there have been two or three incidents recently where trying to box and …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 21 Nov 2022
Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
"I am very grateful for the Minister’s response, but can I decode it as saying that the HSE is having to start again from scratch? It is not quite clear; I understand the part about not being able to use the EU databases, but do I understand that what is …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Jul 2019
Work Capability Assessment
"My Lords, despite what the Minister said, if all that information is available, why do families not get to see those reports? Take, for example, the Justice for Jodey Whiting campaign. She died in February 2017. She took her own life 15 days after her disability benefits were stopped for …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 Jun 2018
Disabled People
"My Lords, it is a real honour to be able to speak after the new right reverend—and right honourable, for she is also a privy counsellor—Prelate the Bishop of London following her powerful maiden speech, in which she demonstrated her extraordinary life dedicated to Christ since her teens. We in …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 May 2016
Personal Independence Payment: Mobility Criterion
"My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas of Winchester, for bringing forward this important Motion for us to debate tonight. Although I am not in receipt of any benefits, I have already hit the problem of the 20-metre distancing, as I have mentioned in Oral Questions before, …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Nov 2015
Disabled People: Independent Living
"My Lords, many disabled people view local authorities as uncommitted to independent living. They say they face a different social worker each time, a lack of understanding of their needs and very bureaucratic assessment processes, leading to further stress for them. Can the Minister reassure your Lordships’ House that the …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Asked by:
Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total annual cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for 18 to 21 year-olds in England; and what is the cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for those (1) with qualifications below Level 3, and (2) at or above Level 3.
Answered by Lord Freud
In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.
In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.
It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.
It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.
Written Question
Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Asked by:
Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 18 to 21 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance in England; and what proportion of those (1) do not have a Level 3 qualification, and (2) live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more.
Answered by Lord Freud
In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.
In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.
It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.
It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Jul 2013
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
"My Lords, I support the comments made by the noble Lords, Lord Alli and Lord Pannick, particularly the compliments paid to the right reverend Prelate and the most reverend Primate for their work on this issue. I want to raise a slightly different issue. The right reverend Prelate referred to …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Jul 2013
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
"Very briefly, I shall build on the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. We are often obsessed with a view of what is normal, as if in every classroom in the land all children come from a traditional, normal background. I know from the children whom I come across …..."Baroness Brinton - View Speech
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