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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am a signatory to Amendment 86 in this group, tabled by my noble friend Lord Storey, who unfortunately cannot be in his place today. Our amendment requires the funding…15 Jun 2022HANSARDDefibrillatorsMy Lords, 12-year-old Oliver King died suddenly of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome, a condition that kills 12 young people under 35 every week. The Oliver King Foundation has…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this short debate. Before I respond on Amendment 88, I want to offer my support to the noble Lord, Lord Woolley, for his Amendment…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 88 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Storey, who cannot be in his place tonight, picks up the debate on mental health support that we started last…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by apologising to noble Lords who have their names against amendments and clause stand part notices in this group. The rules for remote contributions mean that I…13 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewMy Lords, from these Benches we also thank all the staff in the NHS and social care sectors, and specific thanks go to General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard for this…09 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS: Respiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, on securing this important, and for me very personal, debate. As she outlined, RSV is a common respiratory virus that…09 Jun 2022HANSARDNeurological ConditionsMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for securing this important debate. I also thank the Neurological Alliance, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Royal…09 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]May I very briefly add to that? This is not just a matter for the Government; it is also a matter for the Chief Whip in the timetabling of Report. We had exactly this problem with…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for that explanation. One of the reasons we need this is to ensure that front-line professionals are able to recognise, understand and…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am very grateful to noble Lords for their very helpful interventions in this short debate. Rather than go through and respond to each of the contributions made, I want to pick…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I intervene briefly and echo the support for all those who have spoken about the problems with the powers of the Secretary of State. I come back to a point made slightly…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I want briefly to respond to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, about his amendments being detailed and therefore not echoing the feeling of the debate we…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by saying that my noble friend Lord Storey is unable to be in his place today, so, as a co-signatory to his Amendment 8, I will introduce it on his behalf. Why…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessMy Lords, over the last five years the number of registered patients in England has increased, while the number of GPs has dropped by 5%. That has now resulted in a 12% increase…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessMy Lords—07 Jun 2022HANSARDChildren: CancerMy Lords, too often people think only of outcomes that are about survival. Children with cancer are treated with therapies that were tested on and designed principally for adults.…26 May 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, especially his comments about…25 May 2022