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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2016
Work Capability Assessments

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2016
Work Capability Assessments

"My Lords, I declare my interest as vice-president of Mencap. Will the Minister confirm that the needs of those with learning difficulties will be given as much attention as those with health problems or other forms of disability?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Housing: Underoccupancy Charge

"My Lords, if it turns out that the funds available to local authorities, which the Minister mentioned, are in fact inadequate to meet the defined needs of disabled people and others who should come within their orbit, will the Government make more funds available?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill

"My Lords, I apologise for not having taken an active part in Committee, for reasons outside my control. Noble Lords will be aware of my interest in these areas, and I particularly declare my links with Mencap and Autism Wales. I warmly support the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Dec 2015
Employment: Job Creation

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Dec 2015
Employment: Job Creation

"My Lords, is it not the case that the figures—understandably the Minister is boasting today about the high levels of employment—have taken place in the context of the UK being a member of the European Union? Is it not the case that, if the UK were unwise enough to leave …..."
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Written Question
Mesothelioma
Tuesday 24th March 2015

Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the expected deaths from mesothelioma over the next 25 years.

Answered by Lord Freud

Based on the latest projections of annual mesothelioma deaths by the Health and Safety Executive, the best estimate is that there will be around 53,000 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the 25-year period 2013-2037.

The statistical model used suggests an uncertainty range of 49,000 to 58,000 deaths on that estimate. However, the true uncertainty range may be wider as longer-range predictions are reliant on assumptions about asbestos exposures that cannot currently be fully validated.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Mar 2014
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee

"My Lords, I, too, place on record my appreciation for the way in which the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Haringey, chaired the committee and the excellent support we were given by the committee clerk and his team, and the two special advisers.

As has been noted, the committee put …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 Mar 2014
Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014

"I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Given that it is the last employment that is detailed in the Written Answer, of which I have a copy, does that not camouflage any cases that may arise from the armed services? There are indications that the premises in …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 Mar 2014
Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014

"I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for intervening when I did. It clearly shows that we have not been comparing notes, because he was coming on to the very point to which I referred.

Perhaps the Committee will indulge me for a moment if I refer to the …..."
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