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HANSARDUnited States: Trade DealMy Lords, once again, I do not agree. An ambitious UK-US free trade agreement will benefit the UK economy, improving access to the whole of the world’s largest, most dynamic…06 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited States: Trade DealAmong the other things said by the US ambassador on the “Today” programme this morning, he stated: “I don’t think we would want to lower any of these standards but just want to…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNHS: Stroke CareThe noble Lord makes a very valid point. As I said, evidence-based medicine is speaking about a hub-and-spoke way forward. There is the national plan. We have set up a primary…05 Mar 2019HANSARDNHS: Stroke CareMy Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right: there is variation in care. We are working very hard to tackle the variations in the system. Within its financial constraints,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDNHS: Stroke CareMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, that it is very important that we have the relevant NHS workforce to deliver the care needed in this very important area.…05 Mar 2019HANSARDNHS: Stroke CareMy Lords, the recently published NHS Long Term Plan outlined commitments to improve stroke services, including better stroke rehabilitation services and increased access to…05 Mar 2019HANSARDNHS: Stroke CareI thank my noble friend for that question. Reconfiguration of stroke services is very important because there is strong evidence that consultant-led specialist treatments in…05 Mar 2019HANSARDNHS: Stroke CareOne can never be totally confident, but that is certainly the way we are working. As I said, we have set up the national board for stroke services, which will look at different…05 Mar 2019HANSARDHuman Bodies: Commercial ExhibitionMy Lords, as I have said, written consent is deemed to be necessary in the UK. It is different for other countries. There are allegations and concerns about organs being removed…27 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman Bodies: Commercial ExhibitionMy Lords, of course the ethical position is not one for government. The Government have made law and set up the Human Tissue Authority in primary legislation. The exhibitions that…27 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman Bodies: Commercial ExhibitionMy Lords, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the law requires that people who wish to be displayed in public after death must give written permission. This does not apply…27 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman Bodies: Commercial ExhibitionMy Lords, I am always happy to meet noble Lords to discuss this issue. As the noble Lord knows, changes to primary legislation will be required to activate the change that he is…27 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman Bodies: Commercial ExhibitionMy Lords, involuntary organ removal is illegal under Chinese law. In January 2015, China committed to stop removing organs from executed criminals without their prior consent or…27 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for moving Amendment 11 and highlighting the importance of an appropriate definition of healthcare in the Bill. We have adapted the…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton, Lady Brinton and Lady Finlay, for tabling Amendment 16 and providing the opportunity to address two important…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord Kakkar, even though the latter is not here, for Amendment 22, the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, and the noble Lord, Lord…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, in Amendment 15 the noble Baronesses, Lady Wheeler, Lady Brinton and Lady Finlay, and my noble friend Lord Dundee raise an important issue on the importance of financial…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, no one can ever be 100% confident, but we are putting in place robust charging mechanisms. Each trust has an accountable person to look at how charging is working. We…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI can clarify that NHS trusts are funded on the basis of existing agreements and will provide additional funding for any new agreements reached within the powers of the Bill. The…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI fully understand the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. I always believe in a simplified place, but those are the accounting rules that we have for government and…19 Feb 2019