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Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Tue 14 Nov 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) It will mean that on-demand content will be held to the same high standards as broadcast channels so - Speech Link
2: Viscount Colville of Culross (XB - Excepted Hereditary) At the moment, AI models to simulate somebody’s voice on audio are freely available; their video equivalent - Speech Link
3: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Someone with a disability from a working-class background is three times less likely to work in a creative - Speech Link
4: Viscount Hanworth (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) If the demand for electricity is to be met at all times and if we are to depend solely on the renewable - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
PANS and PANDAS - Tue 12 Sep 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Julian Smith (CON - Skipton and Ripon) crossover with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and pathological demand - Speech Link
2: Wendy Chamberlain (LDEM - North East Fife) statutory sick pay and disability benefits. - Speech Link
3: Ruth Cadbury (LAB - Brentford and Isleworth) At our first APPG meeting, we saw video evidence from parents about the sudden changes: tics, eating - Speech Link
4: Andrew Selous (CON - South West Bedfordshire) children with the condition, not only on their mental health but also on their physical health.”That - Speech Link
5: Abena Oppong-Asare (LAB - Erith and Thamesmead) in Prime Minister’s questions and her work on the all-party parliamentary group on PANS and PANDAS, - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Disability Benefits: Assessments - Mon 04 Sep 2023
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Justin Tomlinson (CON - North Swindon) We had started to engage with stakeholders to talk about the use of telephone and video assessments. - Speech Link
2: Charlotte Nichols (LAB - Warrington North) is, based on a narrow definition of disability. - Speech Link
3: Tom Pursglove (CON - Corby) The criteria used for the severe disability group will be based on the impact of a disability or health - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Online Safety Bill
Report stage - Mon 17 Jul 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Moylan (CON - Life peer) that it has written.In particular, my amendment would give, as I think noble Lords know, the right to demand - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bull (CB - Life peer) Thinking about how media literacy can be promoted, particularly among learning disability communities - Speech Link
3: Lord Knight of Weymouth (LAB - Life peer) in an article I read in the Guardian last week, headed:“More than 850 people referred to clinic for video - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 13 Jul 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Huw Merriman (CON - Bexhill and Battle) The first group I met was that representing disability and access issues, because I wanted to ensure - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (CON - Bexhill and Battle) It was striking that the recent report on accessibility by the Office of Rail and Road showed that demand - Speech Link
3: Huw Merriman (CON - Bexhill and Battle) Effectively, this is the railway catching up with the change in passenger behaviour and demand. - Speech Link
4: John Spellar (LAB - Warley) Following the pandemic, we all know there has been a major change because of video conferencing and working - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Report stage: Part 1 - Thu 13 Jul 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: None them to attend or participate in that meeting by electronic means, including by telephone conference, video - Speech Link
2: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (CON - Life peer) permitting virtual attendance, particularly where there are work and caring commitments or health and disability - Speech Link
3: Earl Howe (CON - Excepted Hereditary) Baroness, Lady Hayman, and my noble friend about an option of virtual attendance in case of illness or disability—as - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (LAB - Life peer) The input these women provide on issues of disability, as well as many other issues—and their long experience—is - Speech Link
5: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (CON - Life peer) irresponsible to do so.We do not have, and have not been provided with, any evidence of the scale of the demand - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Online Safety Bill
Report stage - Wed 12 Jul 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) It is likely to give a green light to every identity group and special interest NGO to demand that the - Speech Link
2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (CON - Life peer) That includes a broad range of services, such as websites, applications, social media services, video - Speech Link
3: None targets any of the following characteristics—(a) race,(b) religion,(c) sex,(d) sexual orientation,(e) disability - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
UK: Violence Against Women and Girls - Thu 29 Jun 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (LAB - Life peer) Reports by the Children’s Commissioner, including Evidence on Pornography’s Influence on Harmful Sexual - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (CON - Life peer) is extremely harmful, promoting violence against women and girls, sexualising children and driving demand - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (CON - Life peer) of abuse with different protected characteristics—for example, older victims or victims living with disability - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Victims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)
Committee stage: 6th sitting - Tue 27 Jun 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: None We must demand professional curiosity in these cases so that they are investigated competently. - Speech Link
2: Sarah Champion (LAB - Rotherham) screening witnesses from the accused, providing evidence by live link, the removal of wigs and gowns, and video-recorded - Speech Link
3: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) existence and what is in it is the crucial first step to empowering people to request, push for and demand - Speech Link
4: None Mandy’s son was born with a severe genetic disability, and she is his carer. - Speech Link
5: None For some, such as Mandy’s son, who suffers with a severe disability, the need is even greater. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Tackling Loneliness and Connecting Communities - Wed 21 Jun 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Tracey Crouch (CON - Chatham and Aylesford) active retirement associations, the women’s institutes network, the wider scout and guiding movement, disability - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I recently watched a video of a Men’s Shed learning to play the ukulele. - Speech Link
3: Barbara Keeley (LAB - Worsley and Eccles South) , which would then increase the demand on their services.We have reflected in the debate on the danger - Speech Link