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HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in what has been an important and moving debate. I particularly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. Her passion and…07 Feb 2020HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]Given that this discussion would be with the lead Minister for Social Care and the lawyers, I am very happy to make that commitment on their behalf. I am sure that we could drill…07 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS: TargetsYes.06 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS: TargetsMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for an expert and robust debate on a very important issue. In the time available, I shall do my best to respond to as many of the points raised…06 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: TinnitusMy Lords, we recognise the debilitating impact that tinnitus can have on people’s lives and that for some the condition can lead to mental ill-health, including suicidal thoughts.…05 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: TinnitusWe are working hard to bring down waiting times across mental health, and the noble Baroness will know that we are bringing in waiting time standards. On mental health provision…05 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: TinnitusMy noble friend has put it rather accurately. As he said, a lot of the talking therapies available for tinnitus, which has no known cause, are ways of coping with it, some of…05 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: TinnitusThe noble Lord is absolutely right that contact should be made with a GP regarding hearing loss as soon as possible, that links between hearing loss and dementia have been found…05 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: TinnitusI am happy to pay tribute to the British Tinnitus Association, which has raised the issues this week—it is Tinnitus Week—for its research. I thank the noble Baroness for her…05 Feb 2020HANSARDPaterson InquiryMy Lords, with permission, I will now repeat a Statement made by my honourable friend the Minister for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety regarding the Paterson…04 Feb 2020HANSARDPaterson InquiryMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses for those very important questions on this very serious inquiry. I will try to respond to as many as I can in detail, bearing in mind that…04 Feb 2020HANSARDPaterson InquiryI thank my noble friend for that question, and for his important contribution. He is of course very experienced in this area. Obviously we are looking for time in the legislative…04 Feb 2020HANSARDEating Disorders: Provision of CareMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their expert contributions. In particular, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for securing what has been a significant debate, and those…04 Feb 2020HANSARDPaterson InquiryI thank the noble Lord for that important and knowledgeable contribution. His point about the sharing of lessons between regulators was well made. Part of the reason for proposing…04 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, with permission, I will now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Health Secretary regarding the ongoing situation with the Wuhan coronavirus: “On…03 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI thank the noble Baronesses for their comments and very relevant questions. The UK is of course very well prepared for these types of outbreaks. We have responded extremely well…03 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThere is indeed. The first Urgent Question I replied to a few days ago was when we introduced the enhanced monitoring on planes, meeting each flight coming into Heathrow from…03 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe noble Lord will not be surprised to hear that it is important to put the public health response first and foremost when it comes to a risk of this kind, and that is exactly…03 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe noble Baroness asked that question last time and I did not forget. At the moment, Foreign Office travel advice is that anyone who has travelled to the UK from anywhere in…03 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThere were a few questions there. With regard to transmission, this is an evolving picture, so the best thing would be for me to send the most up-to-date information to the noble…03 Feb 2020