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HANSARDBrain TumoursMy Lords, do the Government have any plans for further proton beam therapy treatment centres, in addition to those in Manchester and at UCL, with consistent government and ethics…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDiphtheriaHow are the Government working with those countries through which migrants pass when fleeing for their lives from war zones, given that many of them are held in very poor…18 Apr 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, may I ask the Minister, when he comes to sum up, if he could clarify for the Committee why he was shaking his head so strongly over his experience in the European…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI remind the noble Baroness that we have already had a debate over the difficulty of setting minimum service levels and the dangers thereof. Minimum levels for nursing have…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bryan, and to add to her remarks. I strongly support Amendment 49 and point out to the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes,…23 Mar 2023HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesMy Lords, do the Government recognise that local pharmacists may well be the people who know best of all who is seriously ill and potentially at the end of life in a particular…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionMy Lords, the National AIDS Trust found that nearly 100,000 people in the UK received HIV care in 2019. The late Baroness Masham rightly highlighted the problem of stigma. Mental…15 Mar 2023HANSARDOFCOM (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.15 Mar 2023HANSARDOFCOM (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesMy Lords, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s February report says: “The crisis in emergency care is relentless and staff are burned out and exhausted. The significant…14 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, it is a tremendous honour to speak in this debate today, and I am most grateful to the Minister for the way she introduced it. I had the privilege of working with the…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingMy Lords, do the Government recognise that the cuts in funding for support to homeless people now mean that, since the 2010 level, 12,000 more people needing psychological support…01 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, for the way that she introduced her amendment in this group, to which I have added my name. The beginning of the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) 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…27 Feb 2023HANSARDPhysiotherapy: Rehabilitation ServicesMy Lords, I declare my interest as the president of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Do the Government recognise that almost three-quarters of physiotherapists feel that…23 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceMy Lords, do the Government recognise the role that alcohol abuse has in the perpetration of domestic abuse, including severe domestic abuse? The spring Budget provides an…21 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendment 17, which was so well introduced by my noble and learned friend Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. I will add a few words to emphasise points he has…20 Feb 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesMy Lords, running through the reports that my noble friend Lord Patel referred to are two strands: one is workforce, which relates to numbers and qualifications, but the other is…09 Feb 2023HANSARDHospitals: MaintenanceMy Lords, if the Government are saying that these are to be world-class hospitals, what is the comparison? Is it hospitals such as those in the Netherlands, which are extremely…09 Feb 2023HANSARDWashable PPEMy Lords, the Government have spoken about using the current stockpile of PPE. What lessons have been learned to make sure that we always hold a stockpile ready for the next…08 Feb 2023