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HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsCan the Minister comment on whether the mental health investment standard introduced in the Health and Care Act 2022, which requires the Secretary of State to report annually to…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for securing this important debate. Before I start, I will just clarify one issue: about 98% of abortion treatment is…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I remind the House that Harold Shipman was a murderer convicted of 15 life sentences plus four years. He did not provide an assisted death. I would like that to be on…24 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer Outcomes in the UKMy Lords, I am grateful to contribute to this debate, and I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I declare my interest: I am a practising GP just across the river, and, over the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his “any old” comment; I am “any old” general practitioner. I will pick up a few issues. One is around the register being made publicly…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have talked before about using the term “assisted suicide”. If this becomes available, it will be an unusual event: we are not talking about hundreds of patients wanting an…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillFor goodness’ sake.27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn a point of clarification, we have heard it said several times that the Royal College of GPs is in favour of a publicly available register. To the best of my knowledge, and…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan I give a clarification? I have just been in contact with most of the senior officers at the Royal College of General Practitioners. To put it on the record, to the best of my…27 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIs the right reverend Prelate aware that coercion can also occur in the consultation room, as I have seen many times? It may actually be safer for the girl—or the child, as he is…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I would like to pick up some of the safeguarding issues around telemedicine that have been mentioned in the House. To put things in context briefly, I have been a GP now…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWell, the evidence is there. You either believe in evidence or anecdotes. The second issue is about ultrasounds. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence does not…18 Mar 2026HANSARDGP ContractMy Lords, the new GP contract appears to be baking in access over continuity: my GP, when I want to see him. How will the Government protect continuity of care, which is after all…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I know it is not normal to speak at this stage, so I will be brief. I thank the Minister and everyone who has worked on this Bill, but I want to raise one or two…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am also against these amendments. I will disclose a conflict of interest: I started smoking when I was 16—and 33 years later, like many of us who start to smoke at…24 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, as probably the only person in this Chamber who has headed up a royal college not once but twice—the Royal College of General Practitioners—I feel the urge just to…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI thank the noble Lord very much. I have to also tell your Lordships that for the last 20 years I have led what is called the practitioner health programme, which has looked after…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendments 12, 13 and 15 in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn. I repeat my conflicts of interest: I am of Maltese heritage, I am a doctor…23 Feb 2026