2 APPG memberships (as of 28 Mar 2025)
Dyslexia, Rugby Union Football Club17 Former APPG memberships
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
(21 debate interactions)
Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(14 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(33 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(15,105 words contributed)
(2,545 words contributed)
(489 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Addington, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
2 Bills introduced by Lord Addington
A Bill to re-establish the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities as the Office of Health Promotion; to establish a National Plan for Sport to coordinate, support and maintain access to sporting and recreational facilities essential to public health; and for connected purposes
Friday 2nd December 2022
First reading took place on 8 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about special educational needs awareness training to be received by teacher trainees.
Wednesday 8th June 2016
Lord Addington has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 3 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights on the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding.
The department does not expect that students will be negatively impacted by the changes, because specific technology packages will no longer be funded where free-to-access versions, with the required functionality, are available to meet students’ disability-related support needs. Specialist spelling and grammar software will continue to be funded where a robust disability-related justification is provided. Assistive technology training and aftercare support for any non-specialist basic spelling and grammar software agreed in a student’s needs assessment report will continue to be funded through the DSA.
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights on the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding.
The department does not expect that students will be negatively impacted by the changes, because specific technology packages will no longer be funded where free-to-access versions, with the required functionality, are available to meet students’ disability-related support needs. Specialist spelling and grammar software will continue to be funded where a robust disability-related justification is provided. Assistive technology training and aftercare support for any non-specialist basic spelling and grammar software agreed in a student’s needs assessment report will continue to be funded through the DSA.
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights on the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding.
The department does not expect that students will be negatively impacted by the changes, because specific technology packages will no longer be funded where free-to-access versions, with the required functionality, are available to meet students’ disability-related support needs. Specialist spelling and grammar software will continue to be funded where a robust disability-related justification is provided. Assistive technology training and aftercare support for any non-specialist basic spelling and grammar software agreed in a student’s needs assessment report will continue to be funded through the DSA.
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)