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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, to his place and look forward to…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogMy Lords, this week the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reports that 40 hospitals have cancelled at least 13,000 operations over the last two months because of the surge in…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI, too, thank the Minister for the Statement and I start by thanking all our NHS and social care staff, at all levels—back room or front line—for all they are doing to keep the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Health Service: Liability CostsMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, for calling this important debate. I note that this is not a new issue to your Lordships’ House. My noble…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPatient Safety CommissionerI thank the Minister for her reply to the question of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. However, the Government first said that the patient safety commissioner…02 Dec 2021HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. It is no exaggeration to say that we on these Benches, along with many other noble Lords, have been repeatedly pushing Ministers…02 Dec 2021HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesLast week, the BBC reported that Shropshire had run out of ambulances, as every ambulance was queueing outside hospitals. Yesterday, the Shropshire Star reported that the West…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these two statutory instruments retrospectively reintroducing face masks and rules for self-isolation. From these Benches, we repeat…01 Dec 2021HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current ambulance response times; and what steps they are taking to reduce them.01 Dec 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, this is beginning to have the feeling of “Star Trek”, which is certainly not my intention. Thank you, Deputy Chairman. I declare my interest as a vice-president of the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestMy Lords, my noble friend Lord McNally reminded us of the fate of the report by the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, two decades ago, and Tracey Crouch’s report must see the light of…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating today’s Statement. The World Health Organization and many globally respected scientists and doctors have been warning us that variants…29 Nov 2021HANSARDOperation Warm WelcomeMy Lords, NGOs are reporting that there is no co-ordination on cross-departmental issues relating to the two separate Afghan refugee schemes. They are telling us that any request…25 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, has very ably set out the reasons why this amendment has been tabled, so I will be brief. Let me put it politely: the House…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendments 292K and 292L in my name seek to create a criminal offence of desecration of a corpse and concealment of a corpse. At present, there are only common-law…24 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS: Primary Care SurgeriesMy Lords, one of the concerns is the transparency of agreements between clinical commissioning groups and these private companies. Are CCGs required to make absolutely transparent…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank all speakers for their thoughtful and moving responses to the difficult issues covered by these amendments. I particularly thank my noble friend Lord Paddick for his…24 Nov 2021HANSARDFood (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the Minister for his introduction to these regulations. The comments of the noble…23 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I wish to speak against this amendment, because on first reading it set off a number of alarm bells. But I say to the noble Lord, Lord Wasserman, that I listened…22 Nov 2021