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HANSARDRivers and Coastal Waters: SewageWhat has my noble friend’s department done on the need to improve infrastructure—for example, separating out foul water from surface water so that the amount of foul water that…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateGiven the prediction of increased infectivity, what internal guidance is being given post 19 July within the NHS? Will GP surgeries, A&E and outpatient departments revert to their…08 Jul 2021HANSARDSocial Care and the Role of CarersMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society, as an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society and as an informal carer. I congratulate the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Proof of VaccinationMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society. My noble friend will be only too well aware that many on the autism spectrum are very…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: People with Neurological ConditionsMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Gale, on securing this very important debate. When Covid-19 first struck in 2020 and we began the first lockdown, I do not…27 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register as an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society and as a carer. This is Dementia Action Week. I am grateful to my noble friend and…17 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that future reforms to social care consider person-centred dementia care.17 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I too welcome the maiden speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, with whom I served in the House of Commons, and the noble Lord, Lord Morse—I served for many years on…17 May 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeIs my noble friend able to assure the House today that significant changes will be made to the Ministerial Code to ensure that there is independent enforcement and clear…27 Apr 2021HANSARDWorld Health Organization: PandemicsThe WHO website officially states that, on 30 January, it declared a public health emergency of international concern. It claims that not many countries took much notice and that…09 Mar 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsI ask my noble friend about capacity. Under the Mental Capacity Act, this is not a generalised presumption; it is specific to the issue at hand. Who exactly determines whether the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) Amendment Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness and to hear from her first-hand experience. The severe disability benefit, as we have heard, awarded to people with…11 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)My Lords, I fully support this report. There are one or two things in some of the detail of it that I would like to see tweaked, but the thrust of it is absolutely right. This is…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy husband, who is 84 years old, received his Pfizer vaccine before Christmas and his second one last week was cancelled. Is there any guarantee that, when the second jab comes,…12 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to contribute, albeit for three minutes, to this debate. I agree so much with those who have congratulated the noble Lord, Lord Frost, and his…30 Dec 2020HANSARDCare Quality Commission ReportMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. My noble friend has not mentioned—and I would like to remind him of it—that in 2009 Parliament passed the Autism Act. It is the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDChild Trust Funds: Children with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham has identified what is actually a larger problem. I took all stages of the Mental Capacity Act through another place and also did…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsI quite accept that there is a role for telemedicine, but an accurate diagnosis in cases of serious disease and illness is dependent not just on the questions that the doctor asks…19 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Servants: Public ProcurementMy noble friend will no doubt be aware of the concerns expressed by the National Audit Office about the lack of transparency in the recent procurement of Covid-19 contracts. I…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCivil Servants: Public ProcurementTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that civil servants engaged in public procurement declare any conflict of interest in an accessible public register.29 Oct 2020