The House recently lost another doughty member in the form of Lord Ashley of Stoke. Jack Ashley, when he was an MP, lost his hearing. He learned to lip-read and later regained some partial hearing. In the Lords, he had the facility of a machine that transposed what was being said into words on a…
Tabling questions to the Government can serve one of several purposes. One is is to ensure that an issue is drawn to the attention of a minister. The matter may be important but not one that has fully engaged the attention of ministers. The purpose is thus served before the minister has even come to the dispatch box.…
The House will have a Friday sitting tomorrow to consider Private Members’ Bills. Lord Ashley of Stoke is moving the Second Reading of his Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill. The measure is designed to give rights to disabled persons to enable them to live as independently as possible. Lord Lester of Herne Hill is moving…
