Lord Morris of Manchester
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- 40 years since Alf Morris’ landmark disability legislation (17 Mar 2011)This year marks the 40th anniversary of Lord Alf Morris’ Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act. This act gave ensured the rights and support for the disabled and chronically sick with sections that gave access to education and home support, required disabled access for public facilities, and prevented hospital discrimination. It was the first disability [...]
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Free Schools (30 Apr 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 23 April (WA 220), what monitoring is undertaken of the extent of compliance by free schools with the statutory requirement to ensure that any building work they undertake includes reasonable steps to make the school accessible to disabled children and young people.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Free Schools (26 Mar 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to legislate to ensure that planning permission for new free schools is withheld unless they are accessible to disabled young people and children.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Dogs: Guide Dogs (21 Mar 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association regarding the issue of attacks on guide dogs by other dogs; and whether they have discussed this issue with them in the context of the Government's response to the dangerous dogs consultation.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Energy: Generation (20 Mar 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to granting communities the right to invest in new energy generation projects and to take on ownership of their local electricity grid supply; and whether they will be taking any action to grant those rights.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Libya (19 Mar 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what contact they have had with the Government of Libya about the desecration of the graves of British soldiers who were killed in Libya in the Second World War; and what action is being taken.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (16 Mar 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association regarding the issue of blind bus passengers being stranded on buses after drivers have failed to alert them to the arrival of the bus at their stop.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Parking Fines (1 Mar 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what they estimate to have been the income of local authorities from parking fines in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and whether they have any plans to legislate in this policy area.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Disabled People: Personal Independence Payment (15 Feb 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether examining medical practitioners' examinations in the homes of disabled persons will, as part of the personal independence payment (PIP) system, be replaced with assessments at Atos assessment centres such as those currently carried out for employment and support allowance assessments; and what consultation they have had with those eligible for PIP and...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Atos Healthcare (6 Feb 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Atos assessment centres there are; and how many of those are wheelchair accessible.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Benefits: Disability (31 Jan 2012)Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what reduction they expect in Government expenditure if their proposals on disability living allowance are implemented without further amendment.
