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Division Vote (Lords)
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220
Division Vote (Lords)
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 50 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 223
Written Question
NRS Healthcare: Insolvency
Thursday 4th December 2025

Asked by: Baroness Thomas of Winchester (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to enable specialist medical equipment to reach disabled people in the community following the liquidation of NRS Healthcare.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Community equipment, such as wheelchairs, hoists, and other specialist medical equipment, forms an important part of many people’s health and care support package. Such equipment can be critical in supporting better care outcomes, can enable people to remain in or return to their homes as the primary setting for care, and can avoid unnecessary stays in hospital or care homes.

Local authorities have statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014 to arrange for the provision of disability aids and community equipment to meet the assessed needs of individuals in their area. While some local authorities provide these services themselves, many have contracts with external suppliers, such as NRS Healthcare. The Department does not have a statutory role in the provision of community equipment.

However, as part of NRS Healthcare’s liquidation process, the Government made available short-term funding to the Official Receiver to cover the essential operating costs of NRS Healthcare and its affiliated companies. This funding ensured that trading was able to continue for a limited time, minimising disruption by providing crucial time for local authorities to put alternative supply in place. The Department continues to monitor the situation in affected local authorities through Partners in Care and Health, a Department funded programme run in partnership with the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

Division Vote (Lords)
24 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 81 Noes - 132
Division Vote (Lords)
24 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 244
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 135
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 157
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 147
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 150
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 150