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HANSARDMidwives: Graduate GuaranteeThrough NHS England’s student movement tool, forecasting on the workforce and national analysis are being undertaken to assess the areas of risk—my noble friend is right to raise…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMidwives: Graduate GuaranteeOn the second point, the noble Baroness is quite right: it is important that midwives have that time. That is what we anticipate will be the case—I refer her to the forthcoming…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 28A, 28B, 28C, 29A, 29B and 29C.20 Apr 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, Amendments 28A, 28B, 28C, 29B and 29C were tabled by the Government in the other place to correct an error arising from amendments made in your Lordships’ House on…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I again thank your Lordships’ House for its attentive scrutiny throughout the passage of the Bill. I pay tribute to the Front Benches and to noble Lords on all sides of…20 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsIt might be helpful if I speak in general terms. The Levy review highlighted multi-year waits for adult gender clinics. We recognise that waiting times are too long, and that is…15 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsMy Lords, 5,624 patients under 25 were referred to adult gender dysphoria clinics in 2023-24, 6,355 were referred in 2024-25 and initial figures show that 6,167 were referred in…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, this statutory instrument makes an important change. It will amend the 2014 regulations so that the treatment of disease, disorder or injury, known as TDDI, is brought…15 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsYes, I can assure my noble friend that patients are treated as individuals and their care is personalised. It is important, as my noble friend says, to recognise that the law…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026On all these areas, as I said, I am happy to meet with noble Lords in person. To be honest, I think that that would be more helpful, not least because we are talking about…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am most grateful for the debate today. I will make a few general points. I very much welcome the points and the concerns that noble Lords have been willing to outline.…15 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsI am not quite clear about the questions I am being asked. However, I return to the point about safeguards and say to your Lordships’ House that I have already outlined the strong…15 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsMy Lords, we are indeed committed to developing services for 17 to 25 year-olds, and I certainly recognise that this is a potentially very vulnerable time in a young person’s…15 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsThe noble Lord makes a number of points. Let me be quite clear that surgical interventions are only for adults—that is for those aged 18 and over. As I said in my answer to the…15 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsMy Lords, I remain grateful to the noble Baroness for her work and her expertise in this area, which I know has been acknowledged both by the previous Government and this…15 Apr 2026HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Health and Social Care AccessMy Lords, I am pleased to respond to this Question for Short Debate, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, on securing what, as we have heard, is a very important…26 Mar 2026HANSARDMigraine Care: 10-year Health PlanIt is important that we acknowledge that this is a debilitating condition. The noble Baroness is right that it is one of the most common neurological conditions, affecting one in…23 Mar 2026HANSARDMigraine Care: 10-year Health PlanI am sure your Lordships’ House is, like me, delighted to hear that about my noble friend.23 Mar 2026HANSARDMigraine Care: 10-year Health PlanWe constantly review and discuss with pharmacists the range of conditions they cover. It has been one of the highly successful ways of making community-based care available, and…23 Mar 2026