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HANSARDCare Home Occupancy RateGiven the reluctance, post pandemic, to going into care homes, one would expect more vulnerable people to require support at home, and this is delivered in part using local…28 Apr 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, the department’s website states: “More than 60 countries worldwide now add folic acid to their flour, including Australia, Canada and the US.” It goes on to say: “In…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAlcohol Harm Commission: Report 2020My Lords, for such an excellent report, two minutes will not do it justice. The commission report that we are debating does not pull its punches and I would have been disappointed…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCare Homes: GuidanceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their guidance Visits out of care homes , last updated on 7 April, and in particular the…21 Apr 2021HANSARDCare Homes: GuidanceMy Lords, care home residents have been cooped up for more than a year. Most of them have received two doses of the vaccine and many are becoming depressed at not being allowed to…21 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for introducing this excellent debate. I hope that once the pandemic is behind us, commissioners and funders…14 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: One Year ReportMy Lords, I too support the regret Motion in the name of my noble friend Lady Brinton, and I am sure that the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, speaks for many of us. Many of my noble…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, no one doubts the events described by the right reverend Prelate and noble Lords. By when can we be confident that the same could not happen again?24 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, for his tenacity on this issue, and fail to understand why successive Governments have not recommended the addition of folic acid…23 Mar 2021HANSARDPeople with Disabilities Standing for Elected OfficeMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I am sure he would agree that it is important that people with a disability are represented in Parliament. Can he tell…22 Mar 2021HANSARDPeople with Disabilities Standing for Elected OfficeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they intend to provide to assist people with disabilities with the additional financial costs associated with standing for elected…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy Lords, I welcome the Statement and the Government’s ambition. At the end of the Statement, there is a commitment to building 40 new hospitals, hiring 50,000 more nurses and…22 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillMy Lords, this must be the shortest Bill that I have debated—yet it is really welcome and should help large families and those on lower incomes. Like other noble Lords, I am…19 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI have a confession to make: until I came to this place I had never heard of International Women’s Day, but I am now happy to celebrate it each year none the less. Our decisions…11 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, Amendments 46 and 47, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell of Surbiton, would amend the new clause in Amendment 45, proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate and I thank all Members who have taken part. The proposed new clause in my name and those of my noble friend Lord Marks of…10 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, the Statement yesterday addressed “taboos and stigmas” around areas of women’s health, and the greatest of these must be FGM, which was not mentioned yesterday. In the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: PayMy Lords, for the last 10 years NHS pay has lagged behind inflation. Year on year, health professionals have had less to spend than they had the previous year, and the 1% pay rise…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19My Lords, the NHS is critically short of staff so it is a credit to all that over the pandemic the amount of care given increased by one-third with the total workforce short by…04 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingWill the Minister explain how EU funding for Cornwall will be replaced, given that Cornwall would have received around £600 million over the next seven years? Cornwall is still…03 Mar 2021