Care of older adults and disabled people
17 March 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Baroness Fookes (Conservative) will call attention to the care of older adults and long term disabled people in a debate this Thursday, 19 March, in the House of Lords
Other Members scheduled to take part include:
- Baroness Thornton (Labour); Minister for health and equality
- Earl Howe (Conservative); opposition spokesperson for health, former director of Provident Life Association, president of the South Bucks Association for the Disabled
- Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat); Liberal Democrat spokesperson for work and pensions and as an MP he was spokesperson for Community Care; co-author of Long Term Care – a framework for Reform
- Lord Rix (Crossbench); President of MENCAP
- Viscount Tenby (Crossbench); Chairman of Trustees for the Byways Residential Home and President of the Aldershot Group Riding for the Disabled
- Baroness Thomas of Winchester (Liberal Democrat);Liberal Democrat spokesperson for work and pensions; honorary vice-president of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Further information
- Alphabetical list of Members of the Lords
- Parliamentary calendar
- List of speakers - Lords Government Whips Office
- Parliament Live - watch the debate live
- Lords Hansard - transcript available approximately three hours from the start of the debate