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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to first three amendments in this group, but I support the others. The office of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body is vital. It has the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, first, I thank the technical wizards who have mended the problem with the link to the Grand Committee so that I can contribute remotely. This sort of thing happens only…08 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsMy Lords, while we all hope that the Government will hold developers and industry to account for paying for the remedial work, not just in due course but promptly, will that…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 237, 238 and 239 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, which aim to ensure that private providers are regulated,…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, in her Amendment 283, which would include financial and non-pecuniary interests of medical practitioners alongside…04 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool AbsencesMy Lords, DfE guidance to schools, updated on 20 January, told heads that “A director of public health might advise you that face coverings should temporarily be worn in communal…03 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, from our Benches, I thank all the staff and volunteers in the entire health and social care sector, as well as the scientists and other experts, who are still working to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety and Rescue Group. I look…02 Feb 2022HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, on securing this important debate and welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, back to her place on the Front Bench.…01 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendment 219 in this group is in my name and I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Pitkeathley, Lady Watkins of Tavistock and Lady Meacher, for also signing it. Just…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, has outlined why there is an urgent need to address the NHS procurement rules in the light of possible genocide and other clear human…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, along with the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and other noble Lords, I was involved in the passage of the Bill that started off life as the Healthcare (International…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the large swathe of government amendments, trying to provide small changes to clarify and to remove unintended consequences of the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I too will be extremely brief on this, given the hour and the number of groups we have to go through. I am very interested to hear the response of the Minister on this;…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDigital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement of Part 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, for laying this Private Member’s Bill, so eloquently introduced by him and supported by all noble Lords who have spoken so…28 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityMy Lords, typically, private equity-backed providers spend about 16% of the bed fee on complex buy-out debt obligations. The accounts of Care UK show that it paid £4.1 million in…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, there are two amendments in this group, both dealing with end-of-life arrangements, and I support both of them. Amendment 203 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have signed two amendments in this very wide-ranging group. The first, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, is Amendment 264 on the appointment of surgical…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group, so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, aim to restrict the powers of the Secretary of State to limit the capital spending of NHS…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, we have just heard a very powerful contribution from my noble friend Lord Sharkey, reminding Ministers and your Lordships’ House of the importance of the problem of…26 Jan 2022