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HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsMy Lords, I welcome the action the Government are taking in both secondary and primary schools, in hospitals and, in the future, within police settings. Can my noble friend say…21 May 2019HANSARDSocial Workers: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, social work can be a very rewarding career but it can also be very stressful, as has been said, so can my noble friend say exactly how we are supporting young graduate…16 May 2019HANSARDHeathrow AirportMy Lords, the proposed expansion of Heathrow is likely to have a significant impact on families and individuals. Can my noble friend reassure me that a fair, adequate and equable…15 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingI thank my noble friend for his support for the NHS. I hope that his new knee continues to work effectively and properly for a very long time.02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingMy Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend for his continuing interest in wanting to improve services in this important area. As an ex-surgeon he has significant expertise and…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingMy Lords, the data collection is not expected to be published routinely but is submitted by the provider to the relevant commissioning hub as a contractual requirement under…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingMy Lords, I hope that any variation in any service is dealt with and reduced as much as possible. As the noble Baroness will be aware, NHS England commissions the prostheses…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingMy Lords, the military provide dedicated and important service and it is right and fundamental that we support them in their time of need. The Veterans’ Prosthetics Panel supports…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingI thank the noble Baroness. NHS England invested more than £9 million of transformation funding in 2017-18 to further reduce amputation rates in people with diabetes by putting in…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingI am very sorry to hear of the experience that the noble Baroness’s family has faced. Sepsis is an important issue, and we are dealing effectively with ensuring that we bring it…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingI agree that it is important that we reduce the variations and that NICE guidelines are followed. NHS England’s service specifications include a duty to reduce inequalities. They…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingMy Lords, absolutely. As someone who has had a problem with her weight all her life, I do agree. Losing weight is not as easy to do it as it is to say, but obesity plays a key…02 May 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As I indicated, we have no plans to remove or change the policy. The list is as it is. I understand the point the noble Lord is making. At the moment, that is how it stands.…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As I said, I understand quite clearly the point that the noble Lord made. It is not our intention to take anything off the list, but I have undertaken to write to the noble Lord…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have already undertaken to write, and I will explain that if I possibly can. I reassure noble Lords as much as I possibly can—because it is a serious issue—that if anything is…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Paddick and Lord Lennie, for their contributions to this very important debate on a very serious and important topic. I reassure both noble…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 March be approved.11 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am pleased to be able to open this debate. These regulations amend provisions of EU Regulation No. 2019/125 of 16 January 2019 concerning trade in certain goods that…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I understand the point raised by the noble Lord. We will work closely with the EU on the regulations that it has in place to ensure that when we consider any regulations relating…11 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the Government are bringing forward this statutory instrument under Section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to correct deficiencies in retained EU law…27 Mar 2019