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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI must inform the Committee that if Amendment 294 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 296 or 297 due to pre-emption. Clause 55: Imposing conditions on public processions24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAmendments 319BA to 319BC are not called because they were amendments to the amendment.24 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS: Primary Care SurgeriesMy Lords, I declare that I am a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Do the Government recognise that, with an increasing number of GPs working salaried and…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCoroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my congratulations to those offered to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans on all the work that he has done to shine a light on the devastation that…19 Nov 2021HANSARDAge Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill [HL]My Lords, in looking at the Bill, I decided to ask some young people who would be affected by such legislation. I am most grateful to the global citizenship class at Westminster…19 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling Up White PaperI declare my role as chair of the Commission on Alcohol Harms. Have the Government included alcohol harm as the top priority in the levelling-up agenda, given that, regarding…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19I shall follow up on the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, in relation to pregnant women in particular. There were maternal deaths early on. It would be most…15 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my thanks to the Minister for having met with me and for having, as I know, consulted extremely widely on the Bill. I seek a tad of reassurance from him on his…09 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. I declare that I chair the Commission on Alcohol Harm. This amendment would simply bring us in line with other EU and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesMy Lords, I declare my interest, having chaired the Commission on Alcohol Harm. Our report published last year cited the data, then 10 years old, which showed that the cost from…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesCan the Minister confirm that the nicotine levels will be looked at, given that the nicotine level in some e-cigarette products is very high and that nicotine is the addictive…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare all my roles in the register. My experience extends to caring for several thousand dying patients. The horror stories we have heard today must be followed up.…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, on obtaining this debate, her important opening speech and her constructive suggestions. I welcome the Minister to…14 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeMy Lords, I too welcome the Minister to his post. I declare that I have been vice chair of the NICE committee that produced the revised guidelines on ME/CFS over the past three…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, there being an equality of votes, in accordance with Standing Order 55, which provides that no proposal to amend a Bill in the form in which it is before the House shall…12 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Trust FundsMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum. Will the consultations specifically consider how to exclude coercion, malintent or diversion of the…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have put my name to the amendment, and I support it very strongly. I hope the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, will test the opinion of the House. We have major problems with…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords—13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, after that welcome from the noble Baroness in her introduction, I feel that I should go next in speaking in support of this amendment. I should declare that I live in…13 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I have some supplementary questions. I am most grateful to the Minister for the update and for yet again appearing before the House. I will pose short questions about…09 Sept 2021