"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, particularly the quartet of maiden speakers.
Briefly, I will run through a few comments. The noble Lord, Lord Hannett, is right, and I agree that history will judge the impact of raising the minimum wage. I thank …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this important debate. I declare my interest as a non-executive director of the Watches of Switzerland Group plc, a FTSE 250 company, and as founder of Team Domenica, a charity based in Brighton which owns and operates a pub—the North …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, all these amendments address motivation, one of the areas that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, identified as a key area in his email sent to some noble Lords on Wednesday. This therefore feels an appropriate moment to make some short observations on general matters arising from …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise very briefly to support my noble friend Lady Berridge’s Amendment 30A on EHCPs, and I declare my interest as founder of a special educational needs college. All our students have EHCPs, and all of them, in their various ways, are vulnerable. What I have learned in …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 assumes capacity until proved otherwise. However, many people with learning disabilities have neither the ability nor the capacity to make life-changing or even death-making decisions. Under the Bill, because they are chronologically adults, they are not permitted to have anybody with them when …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Team Domenica. The people who most need safeguarding from these AI chatbots are those with learning disabilities. In Brighton and Hove, we work closely with the police, who train our candidates how to be safe online. Will the Minister consider special …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her response, but the fact remains that only 5% of people with learning disabilities are in paid employment. Will the Minister agree to giving businesses an exemption or a remission from the employers’ national insurance contribution for this cohort, whose lives would be transformed by …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government, following reports of the dismissal by Waitrose of a volunteer with autism, what steps they are taking to ensure employers are encouraged to support people with disabilities into employment...." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech