"My Lords, I declare my interest as chair and founder of Team Domenica.
When I joined your Lordships’ House, I vowed to speak only on things that I knew about, so your Lordships might be surprised to see me on my feet for this licensing Bill. However, in a few …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I am deeply concerned about the process—or lack of it—around Clause 191, which was tacked to the end of an unrelated Bill via a Back-Bench amendment in the Commons, with just 46 minutes of Back-Bench debate. Many MPs wanting to speak were unable to; this is not a …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register as chair of Team Domenica. Many people with learning disabilities can live in supported living, but the more vulnerable need intentional communities, which parents across the country tell me that the CQC is trying to close down. Does …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interests as chair of Team Domenica and patron of the Acorns Children’s Hospice.
In 2018, along with two other mothers of young adults with learning disabilities, I took a test case to the High Court to challenge the way in which the Mental Capacity Act …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the amendment from my noble friend Lord Parkinson. “Peer” comes from the Latin word par, which means “equal”, and in this House, wherever we sit, we are all equal. We have a shared experience; we are here with a common purpose to scrutinise legislation and serve …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"I thank the Minister. The Darzi report highlighted that people with learning disabilities have greater health inequalities than the general population and are four times more likely to die from treatable causes. The Mencap campaign Nurses Not Hearses confirmed that services where there are learning disability nurses have fewer such …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak in favour of these amendments and to speak very briefly about hospices—which I know many noble Lords have already done. Our hospices support over 300,000 people, mostly in the community, and this tax will cost the sector hundreds of thousands of pounds. Beds will …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, there are over 2,000 people with autism and learning disabilities locked up in these facilities at huge cost. Putting them into the community does not necessarily work because the infrastructure is not there. Will the Minister commit to funding the necessary care and housing for this cohort?..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that a lot of the problems in care homes would be alleviated if becoming a carer in a care home required certified training, supervision and a defined career path, rather than it being a job of last resort for itinerant job seekers, as it …..." Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest - View Speech