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Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
May. 30 2024
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The Bill aims to establish an independent Disability Commissioner for Scotland whose primary purpose will be to promote and safeguard the rights of disabled people. The Commissioner will be an advocate for disabled people and have powers to review law and policy, promote best practice, and undertake investigations.

Found: conditions come under the definition of disability automatically upon diagnosis: Cancer , HIV infection, and Multiple

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Wed 29 May 2024

Mentions:
1: White, Tess (Con - North East Scotland) referred to NHS Tayside’s neurology service face waits of up to 98 weeks on treatment for nerve damage, multiple - Speech Link

Parliamentary Research
Public Health Impacts of Heat - POST-PN-0723
May. 23 2024

Found: Sclerosis Many people with multiple sclerosis experience a worsening of symptoms when exposed to

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Priorities for Scotland - Wed 22 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Adam, Karen (SNP - Banffshire and Buchan Coast) very moved to hear the First Minister speak of his wife’s tirelessness in trying to make sure that multiple - Speech Link

Select Committee
Letter from Lord Markham, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Lords), Department of Health and Social Care, to Baroness Morris of Yardley, Chair, Public Services Committee on the debate on homecare medicines services report, 9 May 2024 (20 May 2024)

Correspondence May. 22 2024

Committee: Public Services Committee

Found: responding to the important and personal issue which Lord Blencathra shared, concerning his diagnosis of Multiple

Westminster Hall
Mental Health and Long-term Conditions - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Peter Dowd (Lab - Bootle) Research suggests that about half of all people with multiple sclerosis will experience depression at - Speech Link

Select Committee
Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, Crohn's and Colitis UK, MS Society, ME Association, Autistica, Down’s Syndrome Association, and Sense

Oral Evidence May. 15 2024

Inquiry: Disability employment
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: Ceri Smith: Multiple sclerosis is a progressive neurological condition that affects around 150,000

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 15 May 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) The Multiple Sclerosis Society found that nearly two in three people with MS said that the application - Speech Link
2: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) We have put out multiple bits of legislation that will help to entrench workplace equality, whether that - Speech Link
3: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) In fact, 80,000 offenders were let out—16,000 were violent, leading to multiple murders committed. - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape - Tue 14 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Mason, John (SNP - Glasgow Shettleston) committee would take a different view if a commissioner was proposed for something specific such as multiple - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 13 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) the consultation on changes to the personal independence payment with Waveney SHIMS—Suffolk Help in Multiple - Speech Link