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HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations and Global Public HealthMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Boateng, on securing this important debate, and I agree with every word that he said in his compelling contribution. I am also…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. My noble friend Lord Newby asked, but the noble Baroness did not answer, so I ask again whether she…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, yesterday 38,486 new daily cases were reported. That is equal to daily cases in mid-January and there are now just under 8,000 people in hospital, with 1,000 on…09 Sept 2021HANSARDNHS: Nursing WorkforceMy Lords, current NHS nursing vacancies in England are now thought to be over 40,000. Nurses have recently reported concerns that a number of nursing posts at a standard that…08 Sept 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I will focus my speech on Clause 8 on the covenant. I support the comments made by the noble Lords, Lord Astor and Lord Browne. The creation of the covenant is a serious…07 Sept 2021HANSARDResidential Social Care: StaffLast week, three-quarters of providers in the United Kingdom Homecare Association said that recruiting social care workers is the hardest that it has ever been. In July, they…06 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I want to start with our moral duty as a country to the locally employed…18 Aug 2021HANSARDCovid-19 (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a vice-chair of the All-Party Group on Coronavirus and the All-Party Group on Adult…22 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS UpdateMy Lords, I echo the thanks to all the staff who have made a hybrid Parliament work over the last year especially, from these Benches, to the health team, because of the high…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCalorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, today’s debate on calorie labelling regulations has demonstrated how complex and sensitive this subject is. At face value, the idea of labelling calories on the menus of…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, and the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, their officials and all staff in the Lords, the Whips’ Office and the health team, as well as Members, for…21 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Diseases: Future PandemicsMy Lords, Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar says in his new book that viruses do not change how they transmit between humans and animals, but humanity has become much more mobile. He…21 Jul 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-chair of the All-Party Group on Adult Social Care. Many have spoken from the heart, including my noble friend Lady Tyler, about the…20 Jul 2021HANSARDOrgan Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL]My Lords, I join in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, on presenting this excellent Bill, which will give the United Kingdom confidence that no one having a…16 Jul 2021HANSARDElderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill [HL]My 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 thank the…16 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the Prime Minister told us 10 days ago that we were heading for “freedom day” and that all the data was going in the right direction; all restrictions would be lifted,…15 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, for the last year your Lordships’ House has moved forward in its processes and has even joined the 21st century by using Zoom, Teams and electronic voting, in the…13 Jul 2021HANSARDMedical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for a non-urgent statutory instrument that was tabled on 16 June and is being debated at an appropriate time, after MPs and Peers have had the…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, one year ago when lockdown was lifted, we had around 1,000 new cases a day. Yesterday it was 32,000 new cases. Equally concerning, cases are doubling every nine days;…08 Jul 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health OutcomesMy Lords, I echo the thanks of the Chamber to the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, for securing this important debate. Along with the noble Baronesses, Lady Jenkin, Lady Massey of…08 Jul 2021