"My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Jolly for this debate. I do not have to declare an interest because, although I have a rare disease, I do not have an ultra-orphan disease. There will be a lot of repetition in what we are saying but perhaps …..." Baroness Thomas of Winchester - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for introducing the debate and for allowing us to widen it a bit into, for example, the costs of being disabled.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current provision of specialist neuromuscular services in England...." Baroness Thomas of Winchester - View Speech
"My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests. I am a trustee of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and have limb girdle muscular dystrophy myself. I raise this Question for Short Debate because there are significant gaps in accessing specialist neuromuscular care services in England, which I shall highlight. I have …..." Baroness Thomas of Winchester - View Speech
"My Lords, with so little time for niceties or an introduction, I shall concentrate my remarks on the management of those with muscular dystrophy and therefore declare my usual interest. I know that my noble friend the Minister has in the past attended the all-party group here in the House, …..." Baroness Thomas of Winchester - View Speech