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HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateI also welcome the Minister to his post, which I think is probably one of the trickiest ministerial posts in government. I declare that I am a registered medical practitioner and…10 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIToday, as we pay tribute, having been led so sensitively and eloquently by our Front Benches, we must remember that Her Majesty was patron of over 600 charities and each felt that…09 Sept 2022HANSARDPrimary and Community Care: Improving Patient OutcomesMy Lords, like others I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on raising this crucial debate. I declare that I am a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners as a…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNHS: End-of-life CareMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for having met me earlier in the week to discuss this issue. When parents receive devastating news, they are in such a state of shock that…08 Sept 2022HANSARDLow-Income Families: Energy Cost SupportDo the Government recognise that there are clinically vulnerable people whose lives depend on the equipment they have at home, such as oxygen concentrators, pressure-relieving…06 Sept 2022HANSARDCrime, Reoffending and RehabilitationMy Lords, like others, I welcome the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, to his position on the Front Bench. I must declare that I chair the Commission on Alcohol Harm. As the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDAgricultural Fertiliser and Feed: Rising CostsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, is taking part remotely. I invite the noble Lord to speak.29 Jun 2022HANSARDSpousal Visas: Processing TimesMy Lords, are the Government aware that the Russian Government are using the delays as a form of propaganda by saying that it is the fault of the Ukrainians that other countries…21 Jun 2022HANSARDDefibrillatorsMy Lords, I declare that I am patron of CRY, a charity that looks at cardiac arrest in the young. Of the 270 children who die each year, 75% of them would still be alive if a…15 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveMy Lords, do the Government recognise that it is a good investment to allow people unpaid leave when they are under enormous pressure? Without doing that, you end up having people…14 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Food StrategyMy Lords, this strategy has chapters on levelling up and trends in diet and obesity. However—here I declare my role as chair of the Commission on Alcohol Harm—it says absolutely…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Government for bringing these regulations forward—they are absolutely crucial. As the Minister said, most—57%—of the exposure to carbon monoxide occurs in…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022Sorry—perhaps I may intervene briefly. I should have declared my interest as chair of CORT, the Carbon Monoxide Research Trust, and of the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022Very few bedrooms have gas boilers in them. Can the Minister write to us and follow up on that?13 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, following on from the question just asked, do the Government recognise the need for a legal definition of kinship care? It should be in legislation, because that will…24 May 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as a patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association and vice-president of Marie Curie and of Hospice UK. I hope that when the Minister responds…24 May 2022HANSARDHeritage Steam Sector: CoalMy Lords, do the Government recognise that it is a very particular type of coal that is suitable for use in steam engines? The Ffos-y-fran mine in Merthyr Tydfil has been…18 May 2022HANSARDSt George’s Hospital: Patient DeathsIn the light of the criticisms levelled by the coroner over the structured judgment review in particular, will the Government undertake to require the royal colleges and the new…18 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, this gracious Speech was interesting in part for what it did not contain, despite containing a large number of Bills. The noble Baronesses, Lady Jolly and Lady…17 May 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, today I was on a call with the Ukrainian Culture Minister, who was describing how the Russians had been systematically trying to destroy cultural assets and had been…27 Apr 2022