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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 179 and the other amendments in my name. I thank the noble Lords who put their names to these amendments: the noble Lords, Lord Shipley, Lord…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I also support these amendments. Earlier in Committee, I described the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, as “a man of infinite resource and sagacity, an entrepreneur and … a…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillSo that presents a problem. What does the Secretary of State do, and what does the independent panel do? Is it a question of the scale of the change that is being proposed? Where…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, before the Minister goes on—just so I do not lose the thread here— could he tell us why the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has to go? What are the problems with it?…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 170, in my name. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, who supported my amendment, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath—I do…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI would like to say a few words and will start by complimenting the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, on all his amendments. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, that these are not…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, can I quickly intervene? Of course, it is absolutely right that one should learn from history. But looking to the future, I just wonder whether the Minister has heard…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support these amendments but first I believe in putting right wrongs. I failed to declare my interests in last Tuesday’s debate, so I took advice from the registrar.…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support these amendments and I especially support the noble Lord, Lord Mawson. It was typical of him that he started our thinking about what health is; I am sure there…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will make a rather simple point. I listened very carefully to what the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, said, and a lot of it makes an awful lot of sense—of course it does.…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Masham of Ilton. Listening to her makes me realise how wide-ranging this Bill this. It is complex, as…07 Dec 2021HANSARDPatient Safety CommissionerMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that very interesting reply and I thank all those who have been involved in establishing the patient safety commissioner—the first in England…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPatient Safety CommissionerTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when the process to appoint the Patient Safety Commissioner will commence; and when they expect the Commissioner to be in post.02 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, with great alacrity, I support the amendment put forward so clearly by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. The noble Baroness, of course, has had a very distinguished…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeThose who have had the opportunity—and, indeed, the fortitude—to read the report First Do No Harm have been struck by the treatment of women, who have suffered greatly at the…12 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and PregnancyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will (1) analyse, and (2) regularly share, data relating to the safety of the use of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women with the Royal…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and PregnancyMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. I must say, though, that there is a lot of concern among the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal…14 Jun 2021HANSARDNHS Digital: Primary Care Medical RecordsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the plans by NHS Digital to collect primary care medical records; and in particular, the arrangements for (1)…08 Jun 2021HANSARDNHS Digital: Primary Care Medical RecordsMy Lords, I am very grateful for the Minister’s reply, especially hearing that this is all to be put back until 1 September. That is a very good decision, because we have heard…08 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, we are fighting the first Covid world war and we hope that Britain is emerging victorious and ready to help liberate the rest of the world. What is so uplifting is that…12 May 2021