Supporting disabled people

Throughout my time in Parliament I have been a strong advocate for people with disabilities, talking about provision for special educational needs in my maiden speech in Parliament, and serving as Shadow Minister for Disabled People in Opposition and Minister for Disabled People in Government.

More recently I served as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Learning Disability, working closely with the Royal Mencap Society - a leading learning disability charity.

News

Learning Disability Week Reception

Earlier this week, in my role as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Learning Disability, I was delighted to host Mencap, the learning disability charity, in Parliament to celebrate #ldweek2022.

Helping people exercise their right to vote

One of my roles in Parliament is acting as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Learning Disability - a role to which I was recently re-elected.

Supporting disabled people

One of my roles in Parliament is acting as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Learning Disability. In this role, I work closely with Mencap, the leading voice on learning disability, to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers.

Questioning the Secretary of State for Health on learning disability deaths

This week, I asked the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, to put on record the findings of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into how NHS hospitals investigate the deaths of people in their care, with specific attention to the very poor record of investigating the deaths of tho