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HANSARDHealth: VapingThe noble Baroness is an avid campaigner on this, and I commend her on the work she does on it. I would be delighted to meet her to discuss this, of course, but I am also pleased…14 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: VapingThe Government have consistently highlighted that quitting smoking and nicotine use completely is the best way to improve health. Although they are not risk free, research shows…14 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: VapingI am not quite sure I agree with the fundamental hypothesis of the noble Baroness’s question. If the normalisation hypothesis were true, we would not have expected to see smoking…14 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: VapingMy noble friend has asked a comprehensive and pointed question. It is notable that e-cigarette use among young people in the United States has increased dramatically— 78% in…14 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: VapingAs I said, more than 50,000 additional people quit smoking through e-cigarette use each year. We see e-cigarettes as an effective and safer route to quitting smoking than other…14 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingMy Lords, we are committed to supporting young carers to ensure that they maintain their health and well-being and have the same life chances as their peers. We will continue to…13 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingObviously, pressure on the wider NHS and on social care can have a knock-on effect on unpaid carers who provide an enormous and valuable contribution to our health system, and…13 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingThe noble Lord has asked a specific statistical question which I want to provide an accurate answer to, so I will write to him.13 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingI thank my noble and learned friend for his question. The Government changed the law to improve how young carers and their families are identified and supported, to simplify the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingThe noble Baroness will know that we take with the utmost seriousness the need to put social care funding on a sustainable footing. I heard the serious debate about this that we…13 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingThis is a hugely important point, because obviously sometimes young carers are not necessarily identified by health professionals. In 2019 the Department for Education carried out…13 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingWe have now delivered all 12 of the commitments and recommendations in the Carers Action Plan to improve the situation for young carers, but the noble Baroness is absolutely right…13 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Health Service InfrastructureI thank my noble friend for her question. She is absolutely right that we want to prevent people from going into hospital in the first place. We have made a £200 million…09 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Health Service InfrastructureData on the proportion of capital equipment that is out of action or on days lost is not currently collected and the responsibility for that is with local NHS organisations, but…09 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Health Service InfrastructureThe noble Baroness is right that there has been a significant increase in demand over recent years. That is partly why we have secured the significant funding increase from the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Health Service InfrastructureWe have been looking at providing additional funding and support to councils to meet the rising demands and to continue to stabilise the social care system. We announced access to…09 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Health Service InfrastructureThe noble Baroness is very expert in this area, and she is absolutely right that the NHS estate must prioritise areas of most need. This is why we have put in a serious amount of…09 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI apologise, but I think the noble Lord slightly missed his moment and I had sat down. However, I know my noble friend Lord Younger will respond in his closing remarks.09 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great honour to open this debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. I am delighted to be joined by my noble friend Lord Younger, who will, I know, brilliantly…09 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Health Service InfrastructureThe department acknowledges that parts of the NHS estate do not meet the demands of a modern health service and that there is unmet need for capital within the NHS. That is why we…09 Jan 2020