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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill15 Jan 2020HANSARDYoung Carers: Health and Well-beingMy Lords, the Children and Families Act 2014 made a very clear link between the Department for Health and Social Care working with other government departments to ensure that…13 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportDoes that also include ensuring that all the points that I referred to that used to be covered by inspections are being covered by plans throughout every area of each fire…31 Oct 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety Rescue Group. Our APPG is very active and has been making recommendations and questioning…31 Oct 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesMy Lords, Sir Richard Henriques said he could not understand why the Metropolitan Police was looking for further redactions. He said to the Telegraph in July: “I am racking my…30 Sept 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I have not spoken on the Bill before now, but it is not often that I gasp loudly enough from below Bar for colleagues to turn round to look at me. I was listening to the…24 Jul 2019HANSARDHousing: Permitted Development RightsMy Lords, may I very gently correct the Minister? He said, “the London borough of Watford”, but the Borough of Watford is not in London; it proudly sits in Hertfordshire. The…23 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health: Weight and Shape-related BullyingMy Lords, as the co-chair of the APPG on Bullying, I have seen the reports that other noble Lords have referred to. It is good that more investment is going into mental health in…22 Jul 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.19 Jul 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of the APPG on Victims of Crime. There is no doubt that being a victim of a serious crime is devastating and can result in physical,…19 Jul 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister and all noble Lords who have spoken during this Second Reading debate. Time is not particularly on our side so I will be brief. I am very grateful…19 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: AutomationMy Lords, while the delivery of automation and AI has much to commend it to the NHS, CyberMDX reported last week that anaesthetic machines can be hacked and controlled from afar,…15 Jul 2019HANSARDWork Capability AssessmentMy Lords, despite what the Minister said, if all that information is available, why do families not get to see those reports? Take, for example, the Justice for Jodey Whiting…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsI too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, on securing this important debate, which follows hot on the heels of the progress of what started as the Healthcare (International…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsThe Minister says that the law was enacted in the UK but only in the sense that we accepted it at the time. I understand from the Government’s insistence on the legislation that…04 Jul 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Free Personal CareMy Lords—26 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Free Personal CareMy Lords, the IPPR report also notes that, if health and social care were truly integrated, the NHS could save £1.2 billion a year, rising to £4.5 billion by 2030, by reducing the…26 Jun 2019HANSARDRailways: Newcastle and EdinburghMy Lords, in addition to the congestion experienced by passengers on some fast trains from Edinburgh to Newcastle, there is a problem of congestion with luggage that impedes…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCarers: SupportMy Lords, 160,000 young carers have been assessed and can get support, but it is thought that there are up to 800,000 young carers. Councils have admitted to the Young Carers…17 Jun 2019HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo the congratulations to the noble Baroness on her Private Member’s Bill, which takes us considerably further forward than the debate we have had over the past two…14 Jun 2019