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HANSARDTobacco Harm ReductionI thank my noble friend for his question and join him in paying tribute to the noble Lord the Lord Speaker’s role in harm reduction. No tobacco product is safe to consume, due to…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTobacco Harm ReductionMy Lords, the current smoking rate in Sweden is 13%, compared to England where the rate is 14.9% and, across the UK, 15.1%. There are no current plans to visit Sweden. Smoking is…02 Apr 2019HANSARDVaccine HesitancyI thank the noble Lord for an important question. The UK has one of the most sophisticated vaccination programmes in the world and we constantly guard against threats that may…01 Apr 2019HANSARDVaccine HesitancyMy Lords, while there has not been a specific assessment on the link between anti-establishment politics and public confidence in vaccination, we take the issue of misinformation…01 Apr 2019HANSARDVaccine HesitancyThe noble Baroness is right that we should have great confidence in experts and ensure that young people coming through our education system have that same confidence. This is why…01 Apr 2019HANSARDVaccine HesitancyMy noble friend is quite right that one of the things that was highlighted in the recent survey about public trust in vaccinations was that 93% of parents trust NHS staff and…01 Apr 2019HANSARDVaccine HesitancyThe noble Baroness raises a very important point which is that while social media can be used to spread disinformation or misinformation, it can also be used in a positive way to…01 Apr 2019HANSARDVaccine HesitancyThe noble Lord raises an important point. There are global shortages of some vaccines on occasion and, when that happens, discussions with manufacturers are ongoing. There is also…01 Apr 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesI thank the noble Earl for his question. Obviously, recruitment aims in the mental health service are essential, and the workforce plan sets out an aim for 600 full-time posts in…25 Mar 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe outcomes will be monitored by NHS England, but also by the CCGs. Of course, they will be taken into account by local authorities as well.25 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth: HIVMy Lords, due to increased access to testing and other measures, there has been a welcome 28% decline in new HIV diagnoses since 2015. We are also one of the first countries in…25 Mar 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe noble Baroness is right: those with particular needs, where autism or learning disabilities cross over into mental illness, must be taken into account. Some distressing…25 Mar 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe noble Lord, Lord Hunt, is very experienced in this area and has been involved with local clinical commissioning groups. The NHS has already opened 117 additional new mental…25 Mar 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesI thank the right reverend Prelate for her very important question. We are coming from a low base in children’s and young people’s mental health services, and successive…25 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth: HIVI thank my noble friend for his question and also for his leadership on this issue while he was in the department. He knows that the Government are committed to being a world…25 Mar 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe noble Baroness is very expert in this area, and I thank her for that interesting proposal. I should like to take it back to the teams in the department and write to her on…25 Mar 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe noble Lord raises an extremely important and difficult area of service. This is exactly why the Government have just launched a review of autism services, which is currently…25 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth: HIVI thank my noble friend for that Question and pay tribute to the work of the Lord Speaker. I agree with the premise of his Question. Public Health England has attributed the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth: HIVI thank the noble Baroness for her question. She is absolutely right that the key to us making progress is prevention and early intervention and also understanding about any…25 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth: HIVWe can be incredibly proud that the UK is a world leader in efforts to end the AIDS epidemic, including through our huge investment in the Global Fund, which has provided 17.5…25 Mar 2019