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HANSARDPharmacy FirstMy Lords, I declare my role as chair of the Bevan Commission in Wales. Through the Bevan exemplars, we have supported projects with extended roles for pharmacists. That included a…06 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, I declare my role as president of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Will the Government undertake to work with the physios and Public Health England to look at…05 Feb 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenMy Lords, I am grateful for the compliment paid; it was a privilege to be involved. I declare my interests in palliative care. Given that the number of children with life-limiting…29 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for the way in which she introduced this important group of amendments. I am also grateful to her and the noble…24 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIf there has been a homicide abroad and those families are living here, there is a real danger that the message will be that the Government think that that homicide does not…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to the Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee. With…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS Winter UpdateMy Lords, I should declare that I am a registered doctor with the GMC. I live in Wales, but I do not want to get into data-hurling over Wales, but I do have a comment to make. I…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: MouldMy Lords, the NHS spends £1.4 billion a year on treating illnesses associated with mould. The evidence is that the number of damp problems in the private rented sector is almost…10 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsMy Lords, given the importance of medical research, for the development of advances in knowledge and for inward investment into this country in research, what consideration is…19 Dec 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I declare my non-remunerated role as chair of the Commission on Alcohol Harm. That is relevant, as up to 70% of prisoners indicate that they had been drinking at the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATMy Lords, have the Government undertaken a cost assessment of the number of schools that have asbestos in them and that are also affected by RAAC? They need replacing, because the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw attention to the registered relevant interests of my noble friend Lord Alton, whose Bill this is, and introduce it on his behalf.04 Dec 2023HANSARDDisabled Air PassengersMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for pointing out that not all disabilities are visible. The use of the sunflower lanyard can be useful, but some people feel that it is…04 Dec 2023HANSARDNational Health Service: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I declare all my interests as listed in the register, including having worked throughout my life in the NHS. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath,…30 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingMy Lords, I declare my interest as having set up training in paediatric palliative medicine in the UK and internationally. Together for Short Lives data shows that about £15,000…14 Nov 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyMy Lords, I declare my interests in medicine. The new suicide prevention strategy is most welcome, but do the Government recognise that the ONS data shows that the time of…26 Oct 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Commission on Alcohol Harm. I am grateful to the Minister for the way in which he has introduced these regulations and welcome that…24 Oct 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care (Adult Social Care Committee Report)My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Davies, that in my keenness to follow the noble Lord, Lord Polak, I jumped up too early. I was very glad to hear about the experience…16 Oct 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care (Adult Social Care Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great privilege—16 Oct 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I shall contribute briefly from these Benches because it is important for us all to be aware of just how much people outside have been watching the progress of the Bill.…19 Sept 2023