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HANSARDBlack and Minority Ethnic Babies: Mortality RatesMy Lords, every year 4,000 babies die due to pregnancy-specific conditions such as pre-term birth and pre-eclampsia, but 73% of drugs given to pregnant women do not have any…15 Nov 2023HANSARDHealth: MigrainesMy Lords, I declare my interest. I have had well-controlled chronic migraine, which was not managed until I was able to access a specialist. It was welcome that NICE recently…24 Oct 2023HANSARDT-levelsMy Lords, I understand that finding suitable placements, even after Covid, is a particular barrier to increasing the number of T-levels available from providers. Some employers…25 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineMy Lords, we learned from Covid that high-uptake vaccine programmes can be effectively delivered only with a firm foundation of high-quality data and surveillance. The UK measles…20 Jul 2023HANSARDNetwork Rail: Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ProgrammeMy Lords, picking up on the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, about the value of the Oxford-Cambridge arc for economic growth, the first step in improving connectivity in…05 Jul 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityMy Lords, social prescribing is an important part of community health, because it acts directly on the social determinants of health. The long-term plan committed to 1,000 new…19 Jun 2023HANSARDChildren in Care: Gone Too Far ReportMy Lords, good-quality in-patient provision for autistic people and those with learning disabilities is very hard to come by, so it is often far from home. Both the long-term plan…23 May 2023HANSARDHealth: Economic InactivityMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s incentives for occupational health in SMEs and the health and disability White Paper. Are the Government considering embedding occupational…18 May 2023HANSARDNHS: Allocation of Financial ResourcesMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Genomics England. Some 3.5 million people live with rare diseases but only 5% of those conditions have a specific therapeutic.…11 May 2023HANSARDNHS: NursesMy Lords—10 May 2023HANSARDApprenticeship LevyMy Lords, I was pleased to see that, among other measures, the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network has been set up to provide practical advice on how to attract more women…25 Apr 2023HANSARDBrain TumoursMy Lords, it is very impressive to see the Minister at the Dispatch Box after his efforts in the marathon. All of us all in this House want to see progress in responding to this…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDiphtheriaMy Lords, I am very pleased to see that UKHSA has issued guidance in response to the increased number of cases, but it will be important to know how effective the response and the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDBus ServicesMy Lords, my understanding is that when a bus is cancelled at very short notice, often because of congestion, that data is not filtering through in real time to Google Maps or any…30 Mar 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus ImmunisationMy Lords, I welcome the £277 million announced today by the Government for innovative life sciences manufacturing, which includes vaccines. Can the Minister update us on the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDData ProtectionMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to his place. The AI regulation policy paper published last July set out a framework for fostering responsible innovation in AI. It included…23 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsMy Lords, the disability work gap remains stubbornly wide. Can the Minister update the House on the workforce review being conducted by the DWP, which is examining proposals for…06 Mar 2023HANSARDEurostar St Pancras: Border ControlMy Lords, I was very interested in the Minister’s answer to the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, and the recent answer regarding digitisation at ports. Does the Home Office intend…28 Feb 2023HANSARDWashable PPEMy Lords, in addition to PPE and the steps laid out by the noble Baroness, what success has there been in analysing a sustainability strategy for the NHS? For example, switching…08 Feb 2023HANSARDCancer Therapies AccessMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Genomics England. Will the Minister join me in welcoming the announcement of the UK cancer vaccine launchpad? It aims to rapidly…06 Feb 2023