"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of mandating that (1) all, or (2) more, health-related benefits assessments be conducted in person...." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her Answer. She will know that the number of young people on health-related benefits has risen by more than 50% over the last five years and that four out of five of them are claiming for mental health or neurodiversity conditions. Yet these assessments, I …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"My Lords, I warmly welcome all new Members of your Lordships’ House and congratulate them on their impressive maiden speeches.
On university campuses, real freedom of speech is vanishing. Please watch, if you have a moment, the brilliant speech Maeve Halligan recently gave at the Cambridge Union on how LGBTQ+ …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that Answer, but I wonder if she has had a chance to review the landmark study from Finland recently, which suggests very strongly that gender medicine actually has a very negative impact on vulnerable young people with complex needs and, far from actually helping them, …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government how many patients under the age of 25 have been referred to NHS adult gender identity clinics in each of the last three years; and what safeguarding measures are in place for those individuals...." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 307 in my name. I spoke to it in Committee and have brought it back because it is an important issue. The amendment would simply ban any convicted sex offender from obtaining a gender recognition certificate. I remind your Lordships that a …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his comments. Just to be very clear and direct, it would be one less individual for the MAPPA arrangements to worry about, because that individual would not have changed their gender. They would still be living in their previous gender and there would be a …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"I will not detain the House. I have heard what the Minister said and I am unsatisfied, but I will withdraw my amendment...." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 145 and 439 standing in my name. It is good that I previously gave way to the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, who is no longer in her place, because she covered a lot of the points that I was going to make about …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech