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HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusMy Lords, I begin my remarks from the Liberal Democrat Benches by echoing those thanks to all staff who are involved, not just on the front line but in the large amount of…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for bringing this Bill back with some amendments, which have undoubtedly strengthened the one that we debated in this House in…07 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS: TargetsMy Lords, I add my thanks and congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for instigating this important debate and, as ever, to noble Lords for their stimulating and…06 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: TinnitusMy Lords, one in 30 children suffers from tinnitus. That is one child in every average-sized class, so there are a number of such children in every school. These children often…05 Feb 2020HANSARDPaterson InquiryMy Lords, I echo the points just made about the speed of the Government’s reporting. It is extremely helpful that the Minister in another place apologised clearly for the failures…04 Feb 2020HANSARDEating Disorders: Provision of CareMy Lords, I too offer my thanks to my noble friend Lady Parminter for securing this important debate. For many years, this has been an invisible disease without enough resources…04 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare a recently expired interest as a trustee of UNICEF for six years until July 2019. I want to incorporate in my comments some comments from the noble Baroness,…03 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]Is the noble Baroness aware that all those aims and good words are exactly the same as they were for Glasgow, and therein lies the problem? My question was about the standards…03 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI echo the thanks to medics, staff involved in logistics and especially the scientists working so rapidly to sequence the genome of the coronavirus. I support many of the points…03 Feb 2020HANSARDGene EditingMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, on securing this important and timely debate on developments in gene editing. She set the scene to allow the widest of…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK CitizensMy Lords, the Question from the noble Viscount, Lord Waverley, asked about British citizens returning from China and other affected areas. The Minister has concentrated her…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyMy Lords, it is right that we have congratulated nurses and celebrate them but it is also the year of the midwife. It is important that we celebrate the progression in midwifery.…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Children’s Emergency BedsMy Lords, the Nuffield Trust report of December 2017, Admissions of inequality: emergency hospital use for children and young people , noted that children and young people from…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryMy Lords, in November the US rapper TI revealed in a blog that he had paid for hymen checks on his 18 year-old daughter and got the doctor to give him the result. In 2018, three…23 Jan 2020HANSARDWuhan Novel Coronavirus: Threat to UK CitizensMy Lords, it is good that the Chinese Government, and indeed our Government, are responding better than has perhaps happened in some past incidents, including over SARS. The BBC…22 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: A&E Waiting Time TargetMy Lords, in addition to the importance of having more GPs to help relieve pressure on the service, there is still the continuing problem of social care, where many people are…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, the European Union Committee report on Brexit, referring to the revised withdrawal agreement and political agreement, notes the lack of any mention of reciprocal health…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am moving Amendment 36 as my noble friend Lady Jolly cannot be in her place tonight, given that the arrangements for today changed at very short notice. I thank the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful to the Minister for her comments, and to other colleagues for their contributions. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Warner and Lord Davies, for…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillBefore the Minister sits down, may I tell her that I passed my question about reciprocal healthcare through to the Whips Office? I also asked in my speech whether the Healthcare…15 Jan 2020