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HANSARDNHS Dentistry ServicesThe noble Baroness raises an important point. Patient charges are an important contribution to the overall costs of the NHS, and they were driven by some really difficult…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Dentistry ServicesMy friend the noble Countess, Lady Mar, raises a vital area. Overall care for those in care homes, whether healthcare, mental health care or dental care, must be provided in a…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Dentistry ServicesThe noble Lord is quite right: prevention is always better than cure. That is why the programme for oral health improvement in both the NHS long-term plan and the dental contract…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI can confirm that it has been made absolutely clear that NHS clinicians have been impacted by these reforms, and front-line care has been impacted. This is unacceptable and that…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationThe noble Lord raises an important point. I am afraid I do not have the specific details about NHS clinicians and academics within the university sector. I will ask about this and…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationThe noble Baroness is right that this is an important aspect of the recruitment and retention of GPs in particular, which is why we are bringing forward the consultation. As I…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingI know the noble Baroness has raised issues around baby food on several occasions. The reformulation programme taking place under the obesity plan takes account of sugar in a…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingI thank the noble Baroness for her important question. She will know that we remain committed to delivering the actions we set out in chapter 2 of the childhood obesity plan,…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingMy Lords, we welcome the ongoing commitment of Diabetes UK, including the Food Upfront campaign, which, together with its encouraging support for our proposals, makes a valuable…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationMy Lords, we will be consulting shortly on proposals to make NHS pensions more flexible for senior clinicians in response to evidence that shows that pension tax charges as a…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI thank the noble Baroness for her important Question, which she has asked before. Retaining and maximising the contribution of our highly skilled clinical workforce is crucial to…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingI thank the noble Baroness for her point. As I said, we remain committed to exploring what additional opportunities leaving the EU presents for food labelling. At the moment, we…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingBased on the weather, I cannot really answer that, but I absolutely reject the premise that the Government are losing their grip on this issue. We have seen some real successes…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationThe noble Baroness knows that I cannot answer for the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, although I know that this issue has been raised with the candidates as part of the…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI absolutely share my noble friend’s desire for a speedy response. He is right that the evidence has come forward and that the issue is affecting front-line services, which is why…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingThe noble Lord has asked a most innovative question, to which I do not have an immediate answer in my notes. I hazard a guess that scooters offer some balance benefits, but I…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingI thank my noble friend for her question; she is absolutely right that increasing physical activity is a key part of the childhood obesity plan. That is exactly why the revenue…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationMy noble friend speaks with particular expertise on this issue. As the whole House will appreciate, NHS consultants are often asked to take on additional shifts at short notice…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: BullyingMy Lords, the NHS staff survey shows that the level of bullying, harassment and abuse in the NHS is too high, so we are tackling these issues through the national Social…03 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: BullyingI thank the noble Baroness for that proposal; I shall certainly look into it. A number of measures have been put in place to enable a safe space for whistleblowers to come…03 Jul 2019