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HANSARDCovid-19Can the noble Baroness explain to the House how the messaging is being reviewed, given that we have some areas of great resistance to vaccination? There is extensive anti-vax…06 Jan 2022HANSARDHospital Beds and Social CareI will follow on from the question from the Labour Front Bench. Who is taking responsibility for actively recruiting staff so that any step-down beds can be staffed and managed?…06 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsWhat is the Government’s response to the statement on 10 December from the chair of the board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, in which he calls for the EWS1…05 Jan 2022HANSARDFCDO StaffingMy Lords, we now come to a repeat of an Answer to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons today on FCDO staffing.16 Dec 2021HANSARDUighurs in XinjiangMy Lords, I understand that the BBC has film evidence of the atrocities that have been addressed in the Uyghur Tribunal, but has been reluctant to show the programmes to date,…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022Can the Government confirm that the additional funding being allocated to support education is also being distributed to the devolved Administrations to support children in school…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingMy Lords, I chaired the Sub- Committee on Allergy in 2007, which recommended adrenaline autoinjectors in schools, which are now available. Can the Minister confirm whether…16 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningMy Lords, following on from the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, will the Minister tell us how the stage of presentation of breast cancer has altered over the past…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMedical Schools: Training PlacesMy Lords, I should declare that I am a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Do the Government accept the report from that body, Double or Quits , which has shown that we…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillBefore the Minister sits down, can he just confirm, in the light of the comments he has made, that the consultation will consider lowering the limit below 50 down to 10 or 20,…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 61. During the previous debate on alcohol limits, it was suggested that the evidence from Scotland did not support lowering the blood…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogMy Lords, do the Government recognise that one-fifth of patients with cancer are diagnosed in emergency departments across the country? When patients are diagnosed late, the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSmuggling: Kittens and PuppiesMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the risk of rabies being brought into the country through smuggled animals? What action is being taken?07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I declare my interests in medicine and physiotherapy and as a Bevan Commissioner. Like others, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, who clearly brings a…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy Lords, I should declare my interest in relation to medicine, the BMA and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, and I would like to ask about emergency medicine. The winter…06 Dec 2021HANSARDChina: GenocideMy Lords, I declare that I am UK chair of Tribute to Life, which aims to promote ethical management of organ failure and transplantation across the Commonwealth. We cannot unknow…25 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAmendments 319DA to 319DC are not called because they were amendments to the amendment.24 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoke-free PavementsMy Lords, there is good evidence that exposure to smoking not only damages children’s health but makes them much more likely to go on to become smokers themselves, copying the…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAmendments 319AB and 319AC are not called because they were amendments to the amendment.24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAmendments 319L to 319U are not called because they were amendments to Amendment 319K.24 Nov 2021