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HANSARDMental Disorder: Autism and Learning DisabilitiesI thank the noble Baroness for taking on the chairing of the independent panel. I cannot think of anybody better placed to do so. When it comes to her question about the detention…05 Nov 2019HANSARDMental Disorder: Autism and Learning DisabilitiesMy noble friend puts this very clearly. The Government accept completely that autism and learning disability are not mental disorders. The question is whether being excluded from…05 Nov 2019HANSARDMental Disorder: Autism and Learning DisabilitiesI thank the noble Lord and I recognise the challenge to my gender today. He and my noble friend are absolutely right that we must ensure that all health and social care staff have…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that it is critical that people have good and healthy food in hospitals. That is exactly why there are very strict food standards in…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionMy Lords, malnutrition is a common clinical health problem affecting all ages and all health and care settings. The Government are committed to better screening for malnutrition…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionThe noble Lord is absolutely right that this is an issue which is on the rise. The causes are complex and can be clinical, social or economic, but we are committed to improving…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionThe noble Baroness is right to raise the important issue of malnutrition in the community. We have put together a malnutrition task force, which has published a series of guides…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionThe noble Baroness is absolutely right to identify some of the very significant health consequences of malnutrition. This is one of the reasons why it has been taken on board as a…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionThe noble Lord is quite right that this is about leadership not only at board level but from the very top. It has been instructive that not only the Secretary of State but the…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionMy noble friend is absolutely right. Evidence is on the rise that malnutrition is worse among older age groups and is both a cause and consequence of ill health. We must make sure…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth: Tick-borne EncephalitisMy Lords, the risk from tick-borne encephalitis virus is assessed as very low for the general public and low for those visiting, living and working in areas where infected ticks…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth: Tick-borne EncephalitisThe noble Lord is right to raise this issue. We have been making sure that action is taken quickly. Tick bite avoidance is a key message in this area and is the same for TBEV as…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth: Tick-borne EncephalitisI thank the noble Lord for that question, although I generally identify as a noble Baroness. We are continuing surveillance studies for TBEV in ticks and wildlife, and we plan to…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth: Tick-borne EncephalitisThe noble Baroness is absolutely right, and I am happy to recognise the organisation that she mentioned. In the first place, the tick toolkit and the work of PHE is in place to…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth: Tick-borne EncephalitisThe noble Lord is quite right, and he understands this a lot better than I do. NICE published guidelines for health professionals in 2018 in an effort to ensure prompt diagnosis…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth: Tick-borne EncephalitisWe will run tick awareness campaigns in the spring. Material for these campaigns will include information about Lyme disease and TBE. They will be run in all areas identified as…05 Nov 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxThe noble Lord is quite right. We must make sure that we do not undermine the important benefits of the tax relief on contributions. It is one of the most expensive reliefs in the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxThe noble Lord is exactly right to raise this issue and we have taken it very seriously. I have met the president of the Royal College of Surgeons to take on board his concerns.…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxAs I said in an earlier answer, we are expecting the consultation proposals to be implemented in April. However, I reassure the noble Baroness that these proposals would also…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxI thank my noble friend for that very direct question. Our estimate is slightly different—that around one-third of GPs and consultants have earnings high enough to potentially be…30 Oct 2019