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Tuesday 20th May 2025 2:30 p.m. Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Long-term plan to use assistive technology throughout an individual’s education and adult life View calendar - Add to calendar |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 42 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 127 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 46 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 185 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 45 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 185 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 50 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 143 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 50 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 143 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 148 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 44 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 49 Noes - 129 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 142 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 2 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216 |
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30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 48 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 124 |
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30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Lord Addington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157 |
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Lord Addington speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Addington contributed 1 speech (1,379 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Addington speeches from: Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)
Lord Addington contributed 1 speech (887 words) Friday 25th April 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Addington speeches from: National Centre for Arts and Music Education
Lord Addington contributed 1 speech (56 words) Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Addington speeches from: Electrocardiogram Screening
Lord Addington contributed 1 speech (69 words) Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Addington speeches from: Free School Meals
Lord Addington contributed 1 speech (76 words) Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Addington speeches from: Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Lord Addington contributed 1 speech (103 words) Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Addington speeches from: Football Governance Bill [HL]
Lord Addington contributed 1 speech (322 words) 3rd reading Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Asked by: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government whether any additional training requirements have been put in place for students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance following changes made to the technology packages available to those students. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - 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. |
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Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Asked by: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government which (1) disability, and (2) student groups were consulted ahead of changes to the technology packages available to students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - 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. |
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Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Asked by: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that students are not negatively affected by changes to the Disabled Students Allowance selection of technical support packages and systems. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - 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. |
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Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Asked by: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 9th April 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they have for provision of paid-for software packages from free or built-in technology systems in the Disabled Students Allowance, and whether these criteria take into account capacity to train students to use new systems. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) The department has conducted an Equality Impact Assessment on this policy change and has identified the risk that this decision may have a negative impact on some disabled students who might prefer paid-for spelling and grammar software is mitigated by the availability of free versions of spelling and grammar software that provide equivalent functionality for the types of support that are in scope of the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). The DSA will still fund spelling and grammar software in exceptional circumstances where there is specific need and a robust disability-related justification is provided. The department conducted a detailed review of the spelling and grammar functionality available in Microsoft Office, computer operating systems, free software products and paid-for software products. This review concluded that the spelling and grammar functionality available in products that students can access for free was similar to that available in paid-for products. While some of the paid-for products had additional features such as plagiarism checkers, these are not in scope for DSA funding, given they are of potential benefit to all students. 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 DSA. |
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Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Asked by: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 9th April 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of withdrawing funding for spelling and grammar software from the Disabled Students Allowance on students. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) The department has conducted an Equality Impact Assessment on this policy change and has identified the risk that this decision may have a negative impact on some disabled students who might prefer paid-for spelling and grammar software is mitigated by the availability of free versions of spelling and grammar software that provide equivalent functionality for the types of support that are in scope of the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). The DSA will still fund spelling and grammar software in exceptional circumstances where there is specific need and a robust disability-related justification is provided. The department conducted a detailed review of the spelling and grammar functionality available in Microsoft Office, computer operating systems, free software products and paid-for software products. This review concluded that the spelling and grammar functionality available in products that students can access for free was similar to that available in paid-for products. While some of the paid-for products had additional features such as plagiarism checkers, these are not in scope for DSA funding, given they are of potential benefit to all students. 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 DSA. |
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Assistive Technology
Asked by: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they analyse the use of assistive technology to ensure there is a continuity of supply offered to students and workers throughout their lifetimes, and if so, which department is responsible for the analysis. Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) In 2022 the Disability Unit within the Cabinet Office contracted the Global Disability Innovation Hub to complete a needs and capacity assessment of Assistive and Accessible Technology (ATech).
This research sought to improve our understanding of the country’s capacity to finance, procure and provide ATech; identifying system inefficiencies and maximising the greatest positive impact on the life outcomes for individual ATech users.
The research, “Assistive Technology Changes Lives: an assessment of AT need and capacity in England” was published in 2023.
This research, alongside our engagement with disability stakeholders and Atech experts, has enabled us to understand some of the biggest barriers that disabled people face in accessing Atech to support them into employment and wider society.
Insights from this research have recently fed into the DWP Pathways to Work Spring Green Paper, which announced that the government is going to develop and deliver a digital resource that will help raise awareness of existing Atech and provide guidance on how it can be used to support disabled people. We will also set up an Atech expert working group to identify and, where possible, develop solutions to the barriers disabled people face when trying to use and access Atech. |
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26 Mar 2025, 3:56 p.m. - House of Lords "committee nice. I want to give special thanks to Lord Addington and Lord Goddard for their constructive and at times humorous engagement and " Baroness Twycross (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Apr 2025, 3:08 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I took part in a parliamentary game with Lord Addington here in Twickenham a couple of weeks ago where, unfortunately, one of our " Lord Markham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 6:22 p.m. - House of Lords "and Lord Addington. My noble friend " Baroness Finn (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 6:22 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Moynihan, Baroness Sater and Lord Addington also brought attention to the fact that there is " Baroness Finn (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 5:47 p.m. - House of Lords "commend Lord Addington and Lord Carlile for their knowledge focus " Lord Russell of Liverpool (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 1:40 p.m. - House of Lords "My Lords. Lord Addington will be pleased to know that in our school you can buy in almost a new blazer for a tenner. That could potentially last a child their entire school " Lord Hampton (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 3:07 p.m. - House of Lords "provision. I applaud the excellent speech by Lord Addington earlier in " Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 3:22 p.m. - House of Lords "to cope with rules, reflecting points raised by Lord Addington. " Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 4:18 p.m. - House of Lords "addition to clause 63, which Lord Addington has already mentioned. " Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 5:17 p.m. - House of Lords "being. As Lord Addington and Lord Moynihan have pointed out, words like sport, physical activity, physical education do not even " Baroness Sater (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
160 speeches (59,176 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Lord Baker of Dorking (Con - Life peer) when it happened—but the last Conservative Government brought in a Bill, which the noble Lord, Lord Addington - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) , and we wait to see what the review has to say about that.On school uniform, the noble Lord, Lord Addington - Link to Speech 3: Lord Carter of Haslemere (XB - Life peer) This is in addition to Clause 63, which the noble Lord, Lord Addington, has already mentioned. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) There are some issues with SEND, and I particularly commend the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and my noble - Link to Speech |
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Electrocardiogram Screening
17 speeches (1,373 words) Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Markham (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I took part in a parliamentary rugby game with the noble Lord, Lord Addington, at Twickenham - Link to Speech |
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Football Governance Bill [HL]
10 speeches (2,427 words) 3rd reading Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) Across the House, I want to give special thanks to the noble Lords, Lord Addington and Lord Goddard of - Link to Speech |
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Monday 28th April 2025
Oral Evidence - North East Autism Society, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, and Goldsmiths, University of London Autism Act 2009 - Autism Act 2009 Committee Found: evidence Monday 28 April 2025 2.50 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Rock (The Chair); Lord Addington |
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Thursday 24th April 2025
Engagement document - A guide to attending meetings of the House of Lords Committee on the Autism Act 2009 Autism Act 2009 Committee Found: Baroness Rock Chair Lord Addington Baroness Browning Page |
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Thursday 24th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Tree House school, Paula McGowan, and University of Bournemouth Autism Act 2009 - Autism Act 2009 Committee Found: Thursday 24 April 2025 10.20 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Rock (The Chair); Lord Addington |
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Monday 31st March 2025
Oral Evidence - Dr Mary Doherty, Newcastle University, and King’s College London Autism Act 2009 - Autism Act 2009 Committee Found: evidence Monday 31 March 2025 3.45 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Rock (The Chair); Lord Addington |
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Monday 31st March 2025
Oral Evidence - Nottingham University, Autism Action, and Prof Ailsa Russell Autism Act 2009 - Autism Act 2009 Committee Found: evidence Monday 31 March 2025 2.45 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Rock (The Chair); Lord Addington |
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Monday 24th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Royal College of Psychiatrists, and University of Leeds Autism Act 2009 - Autism Act 2009 Committee Found: evidence Monday 24 March 2025 4 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Rock (The Chair); Lord Addington |
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Monday 24th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Manchester University, University of York, and University College London (UCL) Autism Act 2009 - Autism Act 2009 Committee Found: evidence Monday 24 March 2025 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Rock (The Chair); Lord Addington |
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May. 02 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 2 May 2025 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 15 LORD ADDINGTON ★_ Clause 15, page 29, line 34, at end insert— “(c) independent schools wholly |
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Thursday 24th April 2025 10 a.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Autism Act 2009 At 10:15am: Oral evidence Virginia Bovell - Founding parent at Tree House school, Co-founder at Ambitious about Autism, and Former trustee at National Autistic Society Paula McGowan - Founder of Oliver McGowan mandatory training on learning disability and autism Dr Rachel Moseley - Principal Academic In Psychology at University of Bournemouth View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 24th April 2025 10 a.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Autism Act 2009 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 24th April 2025 10 a.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Autism Act 2009 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 24th April 2025 10 a.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Autism Act 2009 At 10:15am: Oral evidence Virginia Bovell - Founding parent at Tree House school, Co-founder at Ambitious about Autism, and Former trustee at National Autistic Society Paula McGowan - Founder at Oliver’s Campaign Dr Rachel Moseley - Principal Academic In Psychology at University of Bournemouth View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 1st May 2025 10 a.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Autism Act 2009 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 28th April 2025 2:30 p.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Autism Act 2009 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 8th May 2025 10 a.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Autism Act 2009 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 12th May 2025 2:30 p.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Autism Act 2009 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 19th May 2025 midnight Autism Act 2009 Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 19th May 2025 2:30 p.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Autism Act 2009 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 19th May 2025 4 p.m. Autism Act 2009 Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |