Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Friday, 13 March 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Ashley of Stoke. The answering member was Baroness Thornton.

Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

708 c1383-413

Session

2008-09

Legislative stage

Procedure

Chamber / Committee

Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill (HL)
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Ashley of Stoke | 708 c1383-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Second Reading is an important stage of any Bill, but this is the third Second Reading...

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Bishop of Winchester | 708 c1388-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a privilege to speak briefly in support of the noble Lord’s third attempt to bring f...

Lord Rix | 708 c1389-92 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Bill most warmly, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, o...

Baroness Verma | 708 c1385-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a provider of adult social care. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ash...

Baroness Campbell of Surbiton | 708 c1387-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley, for his dogged perseverance in bringing the Di...

Baroness Wilkins | 708 c1392-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I applaud my noble friend Lord Ashley for once again giving us the opportunity to press fo...

Baroness Masham of Ilton | 708 c1395-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is my pleasure to pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke. He has worked ti...

Lord Best | 708 c1399-400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like every noble Lord who has spoken, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ashley, on his t...

Viscount Slim | 708 c1400-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords for allowing me to speak for a couple of minutes in the gap. I apologi...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 708 c1401-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashley, for introducing this Bill for a third time and ...

Lord McColl of Dulwich | 708 c1404-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ashley of Stoke, on introducing this Bill. As ma...

Baroness Thornton | 708 c1406-12 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Ashley for his passion and his determination to raise attenti...

Lord Ashley of Stoke | 708 c1412-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a difficult debate to respond to because a thousand points have been raised. They ...

Lord Low of Dalston | 708 c1396-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having not been able for one reason or another to support the noble Lord’s Bill on any of ...

Subjects

Access

Disability

Children

Armed forces

Carers

Advocacy

Housing

Finance

Learning disability

Local government

NHS