Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Oct 2025 Unpaid Carers
"My Lords, does my noble friend accept that the current value of the carer’s allowance does not reflect the extraordinary value of unpaid carers’ work? Does she therefore support an urgent review of the allowance in the social care review of the noble Baroness, Lady Casey?..." Lord Bradley - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that reply and welcome the initiatives that she has outlined. I want to raise further the extraordinary work of unpaid workers in the care system. The Government have confirmed to me that 61% of unpaid carers in receipt of carer’s allowance have no other …..." Lord Bradley - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 47, so eloquently moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler. As the House will know, the establishment of a mental health commissioner was a recommendation of the joint scrutiny committee on the Bill, of which I was a member, but, disappointingly, it …..." Lord Bradley - View Speech
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In Committee, I moved an amendment that would require a specified accountable person to be appointed by the relevant referring body to ensure that the specified 28-day transfer period is met. This proposal was based on the fact that …..." Lord Bradley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that positive response. I believe it is a major step forward in ensuring that the time limit of 28 days for the transfer of prisoners to an appropriate health setting is adhered to. I believe that the new strategic body …..." Lord Bradley - View Speech
"My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 131, to which, as my noble friend Lady Tyler has stated, I have added my name. I can be brief because of the eloquence and comprehensive nature with which she introduced the amendment.
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the service provided by Avanti West Coast between Manchester and London...." Lord Bradley - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply and note my interest as a weekly user of Avanti trains and praise the many excellent staff on these trains and the brilliant services provided by Stockport booking office. However, the performance during November and December 2024, as the Minister …..." Lord Bradley - View Speech