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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, from these Benches I am very glad to continue our support for palliative care being part of a comprehensive health service—literally from the cradle to the grave—no…01 Mar 2022HANSARDEating DisordersMy Lords, there has been a 72% increase this year in the number of children and teenagers referred for urgent support for eating disorders, but a new, dangerous issue has emerged,…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Media AdvertisingMy Lords, while many adverts for tobacco products are banned in the UK and the EU, such restrictions do not apply in the same way to products containing nicotine. Can the Minister…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHong Kong: Political PrisonersMy Lords, following up on previous answers from the Minister, given the level of interference in the Hong Kong judicial system, does he agree that the context in which there was…22 Feb 2022HANSARDFCDO Nutrition PolicyI thank the Minister for that Answer. Of course, evidence shows that combining the humanitarian response with a longer-term focus on improving nutrition can help improve…21 Feb 2022HANSARDFCDO Nutrition PolicyMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Collins of Highbury, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.21 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Lateral Flow TestsMy Lords, in addition to the need to improve the approval process for lateral flow tests, when can we expect to see a real plan for living well with Covid? Will this include…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the new Information Commissioner about the importance of protecting children online.10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI thank the Minister for that Answer and welcome the recent announcement that the draft online safety Bill will better protect young people from online pornography. Regrettably,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this has been a very detailed debate and has explored what is at the heart of the subject before us. It has focused very much on what it is to have a safe…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very glad that the Government have heeded the calls of victims and experts alike to make hymenoplasty a criminal offence, along with virginity testing. As we have…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the Minister for his reply and the reference to parliamentary scrutiny. He will know that, in discussions in this Committee, the call for transparency and scrutiny has…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Part 3 of the Bill has seven clauses: Clauses 88 to 94. This group of amendments seeks to oppose each of them and has been tabled in the name of my noble friend Lady…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is a mixed group of amendments and it has been extremely helpful to hear from noble Lords about the various aspects. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti for raising the crucial matter of countries and peoples left behind in terms of the opportunity to have a necessary vaccination…09 Feb 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005My Lords, I welcome the campaign by GambleAware, which highlights that up to 1 million women are at risk of harm through gambling, while stigma and shame prevents two in five…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, for presenting this amendment. I too take the view that ambulance services play a significant role in our National Health…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and right reverend Lord, who reminds us of our obligations to assist with alcohol-related ill health. I thank the noble Baroness,…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate, and we have heard various views. I thank my noble friend Lord Faulkner for leading on this group of amendments, and I thank noble…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, today we have had a very extensive and impassioned debate, and we have heard in your Lordships’ House challenge and counter-challenge. I will seek to pick up the main…04 Feb 2022