"To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will issue their consultation on access to Child Trust Funds by adults with a learning disability...." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend. In the 12 months since child trust funds matured, more than 10,000 children with learning disabilities have been entitled to the proceeds, but only a handful have negotiated the tortuous Court of Protection process advocated by the Government. Up to 1,000 have had …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will facilitate access to Child Trust Funds by people with a learning disability...." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My noble friend has described as “absolutely unfortunate” the current position, whereby access to child trust funds by those with a learning disability has to be through the Court of Protection. This time-consuming and intimidating process is denying much-needed funds to vulnerable people. While he proposes to change the law, …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards enabling children with learning disabilities to access their Child Trust Funds...." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for his personal commitment to solving this problem, but he will understand my disappointment at his letter of 23 March, which says basically that no progress has been made since I raised this issue in January. Hollie Squire requires 24-hour care. …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards enabling access to Child Trust Funds by those with a learning disability...." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend, who has only recently inherited this pressing problem. I hope that he can help the thousands of families who cannot access child trust funds without a lengthy and at times intimidating procedure. On 3 December, when I last raised this, my noble friend …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, my normal reaction to an invitation from the noble Lord, Lord Russell, to sign an amendment on social reform is to reach for my pen, but on this occasion I confess I hesitated—not of course having heard the compelling and moving speech he has just made. This is …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech