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HANSARDCoronavirusI apologise for using an inappropriate term. None the less, even yesterday the Secretary of State said that we were not in delay. I recognise that things are moving very fast, but…12 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I echo the thanks of the Official Opposition to the team for the briefings with Chris Whitty, and indeed for the communications from the Lord Speaker and other staff in…12 Mar 2020HANSARDWell-beingMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lady Tyler on securing this important and interesting debate. I thank her for her introduction to the enormously wide-ranging debate…12 Mar 2020HANSARDDementia: Accident and EmergencyMy Lords, I want to pick up on the point of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, about the lack of any extra funding for social care in the Budget. There was a reannouncement of just…11 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Deep CleaningCan the Minister assist the House? He said just now that advice was published at the end of February on how to decontaminate non-hospital environments. It is extremely difficult…11 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I also thank the Minister for answering the Urgent Question. Going back to my point about advice for vulnerable people, it is good to hear that advice is finally…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed explanation of the regulations. I too have warned him in advance of an area on which I want to focus. In general, we are content…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020In the past they have been on that register, and the big concern is the move from one department to another. If I am being told that that is not the case, that is not the feedback…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I am sorry to interrupt the Minister again but the point is not about the register kept by Public Health England. My point concerns the definition of public health consultant—I am…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenMy Lords, last year’s Women and Equalities Committee report, Health and Social Care and LGBT C ommunities , recommended: “Training can be the first exposure that students have to…05 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS: Doctor RetentionMy Lords, last year the Health Foundation reported that there had been no progress towards the Government’s target of 5,000 extra GPs by this year, mainly because of issues of…04 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, on behalf of the Liberal Democrat Benches, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. We repeat our thanks to the staff of the NHS and the Department of Health…03 Mar 2020HANSARDParental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. I pay tribute to Lucy Herd, who as we have heard has been campaigning for nearly a decade. When I first learned of the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDClinical NegligenceMy Lords, so far, all the questions have related to costs and lawyers and the NHS side. The trauma to patients and to families of extended delays is significant, and some…03 Mar 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusFrom the Liberal Democrat Benches, I start by echoing the Labour Party’s thanks to the NHS, staff at the Department of Health and Social Care and other public bodies, and all the…26 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS Funding Bill (Money Bill)My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Blackwood—the predecessor of the noble Lord, Lord Bethell—and the honourable Edward Argar for the helpful meeting we had just before…26 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]I put my name to the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, and I will come back to that in a minute. I just want to pick up the points made by the noble Lord,…25 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]I also want to speak to the amendment on the legacy of the Games, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Addington. Moving away slightly from the issue of sports, I refer to its proposed…25 Feb 2020HANSARDChanging and Toilet Facilities in Public BuildingsI thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for securing this debate. I think that we all understood that it was going to be wider than perhaps its title proposed. Before we come on to…24 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: Maternity Care Provisions in East KentI also thank the Minister for the detailed Statement, which is much appreciated, and echo the sentiments of sympathy and support to the parents of Harry Richford and the other…13 Feb 2020