"My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the committee and its chair for taking on the task and for its report, which I generally welcome. The size of the House was one of three rationales for reform in the 2024 manifesto, and I share the regret that the …..." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, according to Mencap, only around 5% of adults with a learning disability are in paid work, despite 86% of people with a learning disability surveyed wanting to undertake paid employment. Can the Minister say what the Government are doing to support employers better to understand how to provide …..." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, I too very much welcome the commissioning of this report. At every meeting of the PPA so far, Members of this House have been making the point about mutual loss. Every time, EU Ministers have come back and claimed that there is no financial loss—but here we see …..." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"Can the Minister say what discussions might have taken place with other government departments to compare the approach that could be taken to the coastguard with the retained firefighter model? There is a risk that, from September, both will provide on-call emergency services, often at great personal risk, but one …..." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes...." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, as a reminder, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes...." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, is not here to withdraw his amendment, I will take it that his amendment is withdrawn...." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, is the problem here not often one of classification? Selective androgen receptor modulators, or SARMs, which are so often the basis of the physique-enhancing supplements to which the Question refers, are classified as novel foods by the FSA. This means that while they are not approved for human …..." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister has talked a lot about access for children, which is, of course, very important, and she has used the word “walk” quite a lot. Access to nature is equally important for people who do not have the ability to walk: I am thinking in particular of …..." Baroness Bull - View Speech
"My Lords, the prevalence of learning difficulties in the youth justice system is incredibly high. I understand figures show that about 80% of young people who are cautioned or sentenced have some kind of special educational need or neurodivergent condition. Does the Minister agree that this seems to suggest that …..." Baroness Bull - View Speech