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HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality ReviewMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat as a Statement the response given to an Urgent Question on the learning disabilities mortality review originally made by…15 May 2019HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality ReviewI thank the noble Baroness for her important questions. On her first point, which is that the Government have had the report since March, I should like to be very clear that this…15 May 2019HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality ReviewIn my view, there should be no variability in the quality of care that a person with learning disabilities receives in whatever part of the country they are in. That is exactly…15 May 2019HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality ReviewI can say absolutely that priority will be given to this. The mandatory training consultation, which has just been completed, was published on 13 February. The consultation lasted…15 May 2019HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality ReviewI thank my noble friend for his question. He is absolutely right: it is a disgrace that the reports demonstrate that too many people with learning disabilities are still dying…15 May 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Green PaperI am absolutely delighted to offer the noble Lord my assurance that we will work as hard as we can to deliver the most effective and most deliverable Green Paper we can. He is…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionMy Lords, with permission, I shall repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the other place on the Tessa Jowell…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionI thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton and Lady Jolly, for their very important and moving contributions to this debate. I will start by responding positively to the points…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionI thank my noble friend for his comments and in particular for the leadership he showed in responding to Tessa’s call to arms to improve outcomes for those with brain cancer…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionI thank my noble friend for his question. He is absolutely right that we want to focus on outcomes. That begins with earlier diagnosis, shorter waiting times and access to…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionI thank the noble Baroness for her comments and think that she has hit the nail on the head. I think I can say that Tessa’s characteristic verve is being carried on and honoured…13 May 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Green PaperMy Lords, the Green Paper remains a priority for the Government, and we will publish it at the earliest opportunity. Despite the delay in publication, the Government are committed…13 May 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Green PaperI thank the noble Baroness for an extremely important question. I know that she will agree that decisions on future reforms must be aligned. That is precisely why the long-term…13 May 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Green PaperI think that the noble Lord speaks for the whole House when he calls for consensus on social care. One reason why it is taking slightly longer to bring forward the plan is that we…13 May 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Green PaperI share the noble Baroness’s impatience for progress on this. She is absolutely right that there is no point in bringing forward the proposals if they are not properly costed and…13 May 2019HANSARDNHS: Shortage of GPs and NursesMy Lords, the Government recognise the pressure on the NHS workforce. The forthcoming NHS people plan will set out how we will attract more people into training and keep the…08 May 2019HANSARDNHS: Shortage of GPs and NursesI thank the noble Lord for his Question and I echo his sentiments exactly in thanking GPs, nurses and all of our NHS workforce. Probably every noble Lord in this Chamber has a…08 May 2019HANSARDNHS: Shortage of GPs and NursesThe noble Baroness is right that driving out variation within the NHS is one of the key commitments of the long-term plan: it can be seen as a priority throughout every commitment…08 May 2019HANSARDNHS: Shortage of GPs and NursesI thank the noble Baroness, who is very expert in this area. She is absolutely right that there is no point in our bringing new trainees into the system if we do not retain the…08 May 2019HANSARDNHS: Shortage of GPs and NursesMy noble friend is absolutely right, and he has his own expertise in this area. I am pleased to be able to report that we have had an increase in recruitment of nurses and NHS…08 May 2019