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House of Lords Q&A: NICE & ME/CFS
The House of Lords, Tuesday 12 October 2021 Oral questions: Government discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome Lord Kamall, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and … Continue reading
Margaret, Countess of Mar, & ME advocate, retires
ME Research UK: The Countess of Mar – an Appreciation 1 May 2020 From 1st May 2020, when the Countess of Mar retires officially from the House of Lords after almost 45 years’ service, the ME community will be losing … Continue reading
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House of Lords debate on MUS – Countess of Mar & Lord Hunt speak out for ME/CFS
They work for you transcript of House of Lords debate, 4 July 2017: Medically Unexplained Symptoms The Countess of Mar To ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for ensuring the implementation by Clinical Commissioning Groups and hospital providers of … Continue reading
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Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations
Disability news service article by John Pring, April 7, 2016: Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations The equality watchdog is to commission a major piece of research into whether the government’s welfare reforms have harmed the human … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability news service, EHRC, Equality and Human Rights Commission, House of Lords, Iain Duncan Smith MP, John Pring, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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House of Lords reject ESA cut amendments
Disability Rights UK article, 29 February 2016: Lords return ESA cut amendments back to Commons The Welfare Reform and Work Bill was debated in the House of Lords today for consideration of Commons amendments to ESA and UC in ‘ping … Continue reading
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Tagged Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, House of Commons, House of Lords, UC, Universal credit, Welfare reform
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Plans to cut ESA by £30 defeated in House of Lords
Guardian article, by Patrick Butler, 27 January 2016 Tories defeated in Lords over plans to cut ESA by £30 a week Peers vote by 283 to 198 to send proposal back to Commons, in second welfare and work bill setback for … Continue reading
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Tagged DBC, Disability Benefits Consortium, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Guardian, House of Lords, Iain Duncan Smith MP, Welfare and work bill, Welfare reform
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Petition to House of Lords: Don’t cut benefits for people living with disabilities
38 degrees petition: Don’t cut benefits for people living with disabilities To: Members of the House of Lords Please make sure the Welfare & Reform Bill doesn’t punish people who are too unwell to work. Please support Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson’s … Continue reading
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Tagged DBC, Disability Benefits Consortium, e-petition, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, House of Lords, Welfare reform
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