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HANSARDNHS: Pre-pandemic Facility LevelsMy Lords, surveys of parent carers during the pandemic by the Disabled Children’s Partnership reveal that more than 70% of disabled children were unable to access their…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, this amendment was debated earlier. I just want to repeat the point I made then that I thank the Minister for the offer of the meeting tomorrow. If we have not made some…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association, as vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and Rescue and as a…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 254, laid by my noble friend Lord Foster, but shall do so very briefly to say that there needs to be consistency in preventing the sale…29 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesMy Lords, Public Health England says that around 246,000 people are likely to have some form of gambling addiction, but last year, only 668 people—with the most severe addiction…28 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Further VariantsMy Lords, despite the Minister’s comments at the beginning of this Question, Nature published a report on 18 March saying that while vaccines protect against the omicron…23 Mar 2022HANSARDCommissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction. He will know that across the House there have been considerable discussions, not just in recent months but recent years, on…21 Mar 2022HANSARDFood and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to the Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022, which propose three very…21 Mar 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, and Dr Fox for their time in answering questions…18 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022As an amendment to the above motion, at the end insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations are (1) contradictory to guidance provided by the UK Health Security…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I want to make it clear that this amendment to the Motion is not a discussion about plunging the UK back into lockdown or imposing mass restrictions on individual…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. The Minister said that we were saying that the pandemic is over. Not one person speaking today has said that it was over. We…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 172. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, for tabling this improved amendment, with important changes since Committee, as…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersMy Lords, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust reports that it repeatedly sees police officers trying to apply for other protections, such as non-molestation orders, instead of stalking…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I speak from these Benches to support both amendments in this group. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, introduced his Amendment 164 on vaccine damage payments, explaining that…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, has introduced his amendment very clearly, so I will be brief and say that I will also support him if he chooses to call a Division. The…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have signed Amendment 174 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. I thank her for introducing it and for making it clear that this aims for global…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, who very carefully laid out the law on the Equality Act and how it fits in with the guidance. The…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsMy Lords, at the publicly streamed evidence session of the All-Party Coronavirus Group on 1 March, we asked some members of SAGE to outline SAGE modelling for the lifting of…14 Mar 2022