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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, was absolutely right to introduce this group of amendments by focusing on the full range of public services that will be drawn into the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 28, tabled by my noble friend Lord Paddick, which would add each NHS body in an area to the formal list of bodies to be consulted on a local plan,…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, we have had an extraordinarily moving debate from both sides of the argument as well as from all parts of the House. It is typical of your Lordships’ House that we have…22 Oct 2021HANSARDIntegrity of Electoral ProcessesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust and, in so doing, note that it has provided grants over the last 70 years to ensure both that the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I was unable to speak at Second Reading on this topic of the police covenant. As the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, has already noted, this is an extraordinarily large and…20 Oct 2021HANSARDGPs: In-person AppointmentsMany GPs are feeling as if they have been completely thrown to the wolves by Ministers, and even Jeremy Hunt has said that the proposed plan and the £250 million winter access…19 Oct 2021HANSARDDrugs: Black ReviewMy Lords, the Government’s initial response welcoming Dame Carol Black’s recommendation to create a cross-departmental approach to tackling drugs misuse and related harm is…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes: Sir David Amess MPMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Jones of Cheltenham cannot be in his place today but has asked me to start by saying something on his behalf about Sir David Amess. As noble Lords…18 Oct 2021HANSARDHIV Action PlanMy Lords, the Minister was right to highlight the fact that sexual health funding comes from public health budgets through local authorities. The Terrence Higgins Trust and…18 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Social Care. I am disabled…14 Oct 2021HANSARDNutrition for Growth SummitMy Lords, The Power of Nutrition charitable foundation says: “The Summit is a unique opportunity to accelerate financial commitments … With concerted, bold actions … from all…13 Oct 2021HANSARDVirginity TestingMy Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, to the Dispatch Box. I want to pick up on points that the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, raised. Some private clinics advertise…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Social Care. I also declare…11 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding: Intergenerational ImpactMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Social Care. The quality of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the publication of the 33-page Covid Autumn and Winter Plan , including plans A and B, rightly talks about the need to resume life as normally as is possible while Covid…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNHS: Hospital VisitingMy Lords, in his Answer to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, the Minister said it was vital to keep hospitals safe from Covid infections. There are now over 8,400 Covid patients in…15 Sept 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, the report points out that, although the UK is fourth overall in the rankings, we are ninth out of 11 on health outcomes. As the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, outlined,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, following his maiden speech. I propose to speak briefly about three different areas in the Bill:…14 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Family CarersMy Lords, the Disabled Children’s Partnership reports that parents of disabled children say that two-thirds were not able to access care at home during the pandemic. In the two…13 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Ludford for presenting her Bill on family reunion for refugees and for her excellent introduction to it. I also thank Families Together and…10 Sept 2021