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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendments 119C and 119D propose a code of practice for professionals involved in the assessment and care of people seeking asylum. Refugees and asylum seekers often…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I cut my speech rather, because of the time, and I feel that maybe I did not manage to explain adequately. These are people with complex health needs. They are not just…08 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, and her powerful speech. I support the amendments in this group and will speak to my Amendment 225.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I would like to follow the noble Baroness because my amendment relates to this issue. My Amendment 174 would require the Secretary of State to publish a report on the…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have some brief points to add in support of my noble friend Lord Low’s Amendment 56A, which the noble Lord set out so clearly, and also in support of the amendments…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Farmer. I really appreciate his remarks about Professor Murray’s work and his interpretation of it. This is a Bill about…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI love this debate—it is brilliant—but it makes the point that this is an ideal opportunity to pre-empt a later Bill and get on with the job now where it belongs. Given the…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I applaud my noble friend’s continuing persistence and commitment in seeking proper recognition of the role of specialist palliative care within our health and care…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bradley, and I support those amendments with respect to mental health. My Amendments 27 and 39 would provide for the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I would just like to make a comment about my amendments. I want to accept the Minister’s offer to meet and to think about the best legislative levers. I think the mood…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I start by declaring my interests as a past president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a former consultant psychiatrist and clinical academic at St George’s,…11 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I have had helpful discussions with Professor Katona, the medical director of the Helen Bamber Foundation, an organisation working with survivors of trafficking, torture…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMandatory Training on Learning Disabilities and Autism Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw attention to my professional and family interests in learning disability and autism.07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I declare my registered interests, including my presidency of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund, and my chairmanship of…07 Dec 2021HANSARDPeople with Learning Difficulties and Autism: Detention in Secure SettingsMy Lords, more than 2,000 autistic people and people with learning disabilities are currently detained in hospital, mostly inappropriately. Two years ago, the then Secretary of…28 Oct 2021HANSARDPeople with Learning Difficulties and Autism: Detention in Secure SettingsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prevent people with either (1) learning difficulties, or (2) autism, from being detained in secure settings when an…28 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak with 40 years’ clinical experience, first in general practice but mostly in psychiatry, and as a past president of the British Medical Association. Stories…22 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I have recently returned from Germany, where medical masks are worn indoors in settings such as shops, restaurants, theatres, conferences, churches and, of course, on…21 Oct 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on the Bill. I am grateful for the helpful briefing from the Refugee Council. We all watched shocking reports from Afghanistan. We saw…10 Sept 2021HANSARDNHS UpdateMy Lords, the strategy promises millions to prevent mental health crises for autistic people and to help people detained in hospital back into the community. The Written…22 Jul 2021