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HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, I supported the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, to the same-sex marriage Bill of 2013. The Minister probably feels rather beaten up by Members from all…29 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdateMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. I am afraid I will repeat not only some of his questions but the many that I have asked the Minister on this…29 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 3 and 173. I thank the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord True, for responding to my questions, in private meetings but also at previous…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]The important thing the House needs to hear is that during the passage of the Health and Care Act, Members from all sides of your Lordships’ House asked repeatedly why special…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful for the Minister’s response, and I thank my noble friend Lord Scriven for signing my amendment, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for intending to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationMy Lords, the Minister knows that I have raised the health service provision for those at Manston and when they have been dispersed elsewhere. Today, I am hearing from local…24 Nov 2022HANSARDGulf States: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Scriven on securing this important and timely debate and thank him for his excellent contribution, in which he laid out the issues…24 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, surely the most pressing thing is the emergency winter fund to help remove and reduce delayed discharges this year. The Secretary of State for Health has said that he…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS: Waiting Lists and Increased SpendingMy Lords, the last time the figure of 92% of patients being seen within 18 weeks was achieved was in 2016. Since then, the numbers who are waiting have doubled: it is now 7.1…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesThe Minister referred to the worst-performing hospitals and ambulance trusts, but news from the Health Service Journal today has shown that the longest waiting times are mainly in…22 Nov 2022HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister and civil servants for the details in the Explanatory Memorandum. I also put on record from these Benches that we too are pleased that arrangements…21 Nov 2022HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am very grateful for the Minister’s response, but can I decode it as saying that the HSE is having to start again from scratch? It is not quite clear; I understand the part…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesMy Lords, the Minister has now referred three times to the money that the Chancellor has said he will invest in social care from April next year. But the crisis is now and the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerMy Lords, 30 years ago cervical screening was developed and introduced; prior to that, cancer of the cervix was as impossible to detect and to find as pancreatic cancer. Will the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsMy Lords, in the light of the answer that the Minister has just given, I will ask him a question about England that I have asked in the past and that he will be familiar with. In…21 Nov 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Randall, in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, on bringing forward amendments that strengthen the Bill. I wish…18 Nov 2022HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus. I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, on securing…17 Nov 2022HANSARDGPs: Anti-depressants and AlcoholMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Blackwood, made the very important point that there are differing results with different anti-depressants and different reasons for depression.…16 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationMy Lords, following on from the right reverend Prelate’s question and that of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, it appears, worryingly, that the Home Office is still not talking to the…15 Nov 2022