"My Lords, I hope I am right in thinking that the whole House is in support of what the Minister is trying to achieve, so well done. Can she extend this just a little further and help carers feel that they are recognised and listened to? Some of the points …..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, at the outset, I once again emphasise how greatly the committee was helped by hearing from children with a disability and their parents. They very generously helped us to have an insight and to understand something of their experiences. That was so valuable.
"Does the Minister recall the Public Services Committee’s report on the transition of young people with a disability from education into adult services? The evidence showed that there was a remarkable divergence. In some parts of the country, local authorities demonstrated quite inspiring work in getting young people with disabilities …..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, one of the groups most disadvantaged and, I regret to say, ignored at times, is unpaid carers—those who have taken on the care of a very disabled child or an elderly relative. Will the Minister continue her work to persuade all the services to be altogether more sensitive …..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, I was told in a discussion with a carer coping with the day-by-day, hour-by-hour demands of looking after someone with severe dementia that when they got a hospital appointment, the doctor spent a great deal of time looking at the screen and firing off questions to the patient. …..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, in support of the initiatives that I know the Minister is very much involved with and has mentioned, could he say what progress he is making to reduce the number of prisoners being released on a Friday afternoon?..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that, to the average lay person, such as myself, it seems strange that the prosecution services can bring serious charges against two people and, for 18 months, these charges remain and the court is convened to prosecute these charges, and then at the 11th …..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton. Does the Minister agree that we are still writing off too many young people as unemployable because the focus has been on what they cannot do, rather than concentrating on what they would be enabled to do …..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister may well have seen an interview with some young people at the end of last term. They are in a school where there has been agreement between the school, the parents and the young people that there will be no screen time, other than for educational …..." Lord Laming - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will know that, as many more people are, thankfully, surviving longer despite having severe disabilities or illnesses, and as we are all ageing, there are more people living in the community than in hospitals who need continuing medical care and social support. The department is not …..." Lord Laming - View Speech