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HANSARDPharmacy ClosuresTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing numbers of local pharmacy closures on primary healthcare services.01 Jul 2026HANSARDPharmacy ClosuresMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response, but 65% of community pharmacies are now operating at a loss; 45% have been forced to rely on personal savings or remortgaging…01 Jul 2026HANSARDHealthcare Services: Acute, Primary and CommunityThat this House takes note of the relationship between (1) acute, and (2) primary and community, healthcare services.25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealthcare Services: Acute, Primary and CommunityMy Lords, it is a great privilege to open today’s debate on matters that are of such concern to so many people and which lie at the heart of our local communities. As we all know,…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealthcare Services: Acute, Primary and CommunityI thank the Minister for her remarks and her explanation. She is obviously very committed to her plan. I think it is fair to say from what we heard during the debate, which had…25 Jun 2026HANSARDCriminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2026My Lords, the basic idea that the list of controlled drug precursor chemicals should be in sync across the UK and with international agreements that we have signed up to is a…21 Apr 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow my noble friend Lady Teather’s eloquent maiden speech, and I congratulate her on it and welcome her thoughtful remarks. In her speech,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationMy Lords, what have the Government done to engage local populations and groups in communities to ensure that local people have the chance to feed in to the plans for the new…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Amendment 190 in my name would place an obligation on the Government to introduce devolved fiscal and revenue-raising powers within 12 months of the introduction of the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI belatedly state my interest: I am a member of the LGPS. I apologise; I should have said that at the beginning of my speech, so I just put it on the record.05 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I apologise that I was unable to speak at Second Reading, but I support the amendment spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, which I have signed. The amendment seeks…05 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this amendment would place certain requirements on the Secretary of State in the event of significant local government reorganisation. Before the Secretary of State…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for the response, but I feel that the safeguards he has outlined do not address the potential risks in this Bill. The message that seems to be going out at…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 196D, which would place a duty on strategic authorities to work with local and community-based bodies when exercising their functions.…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, in echoing my colleague’s comments reflecting on the previous debate, it sounds as though today we are agreeing on uniformity rather than devolution. The Bill gives the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for her comments. I do, however, feel that there is a distinct lack of local input into the proposals in this Bill; that is one of the symptoms of the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, when I saw the Title of this Bill, I thought that all the long years of deliberation and the many reports produced on the subject of local devolution were about to come…08 Dec 2025HANSARDPalestinian RefugeesMy Lords—13 Nov 2025