Baroness Thomas of Winchester

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what measures they plan to take to ensure continued UK access to grants from Horizon 2020.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what measures they plan to take to ensure the UK's continued participation in EU-wide data sharing initiatives for clinical trial development a...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what plans they have for maintaining the UK's status as a leader in EU and international collaboration on research into rare diseases such as m...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether local authorities will be able to bid for resources from the Department for Transport's Access Fund for Sustainable Travel to support or develop Wheels 2 Work schemes within their areas.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Atos and Capita about introducing audio recordings of Personal Independence Payment assessments.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they ensure that all medical reports presented by claimants at Personal Independence Payment assessments are read by assessors.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all Personal Independence Payment assessment centres are accessible for disabled people.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they monitor Personal Independence Payment assessments for accuracy.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Altmann on 4 May (HL Deb, col 1503), what rate of support claimants of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment will be guaranteed to receive if they cannot walk safely, to...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the medical criteria behind the introduction of a walking distance of 50 metres as part of the assessment for Disability Living Allowance in 1992.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of cuts in the number of welfare rights officers and to legal aid, they will provide resources to Citizens Advice Bureaux, local mental health charities and disability organisations to provide support ...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have allocated £22 million to hire new presenting officers to support them at disability benefit tribunals.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will include the current mobility criterion of 20 metres in the next review of Personal Independence Payments.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for recording proceedings at Personal Independence Payment assessments.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have undertaken of the results of successful appeals against Personal Independence Payment assessments.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to protect and enhance the amount of local housing allowance paid by local authorities in England in order to meet the accommodation and support needs of persons with learning disabilities.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to gather evidence on food insecurity in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the number of people with disabilities who are seeking asylum.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times in the last year the Access to Work scheme has contributed to funding (1) the installation of a disabled toilet in a workplace, and (2) the adaptation of an existing workplace toilet into one suitable for dis...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Access to Work scheme can fund, or help fund, the installation of a disabled toilet in a workplace.