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HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesI understand that point well and I am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising it with me separately. Similar to my response to my noble friend, I will gladly follow that up.06 Jul 2026HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesI am sure noble Lords would welcome that, and I have heard that call in here, but the noble Lord will know that that is not something we do with every single policy; rather, we…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesAs I have said, delivery will be through ICBs. Of the new clusters, we know that only two do not have fracture liaison services. As my noble friend is very aware, ICBs are held to…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationMy Lords, we know—and we can never acknowledge it enough—that women, babies and families across the country are being harmed, traumatised and let down by a broken system. I am…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI know that the noble Baroness, Lady Amos, made the kind of comments to which the noble Baroness refers. The National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will certainly look at all…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationWe have two “MISs” that we often talk about: MHIS and MIS. I will ensure that MIS is considered, but it is probably worth saying that we are already developing a tool for…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationThe noble Lord makes a very accurate observation. Perhaps I can go a bit further than he is asking me, because just last week we announced an additional £41 million of safety…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI am very sorry to hear of the loss the noble Lord experienced and of the deep effect on his family; I am sure he still lives with that feeling. I think the greatest gift we can…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationIt is a challenge to take on a deep-rooted culture, but we are doing that and it will require action at every level, without doubt. The main thing, as the noble Baroness said, is…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI absolutely agree with what my noble friend said about kindness; when we had the Statement last week, we discussed compassion as well. It is disappointing to have to talk about…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI am sure we were all touched to hear what the noble Lord said. It must be a privilege to have done what he has done, and to have affected so many lives—those at their beginning…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesWe have rolled this out further, as we inherited a more limited coverage of fracture liaison services than we have currently, and we are looking at how to improve access. As I…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationMy noble friend allows me to say how grateful we are to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for its continuing work, as we are grateful to our many partners who…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI am fully aware of—I will put it tactfully—the difference of opinion in this regard. This morning, I was speaking with one of our main advisers, who did not feel it was…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI thank my noble friend and all her colleagues for the work they do. We have many examples across the country of first-rate care and great initiatives like the one my noble friend…06 Jul 2026HANSARDChildren’s and Young People’s Mental Health ServicesThe first wave of eight, which my noble friend referred to, is under way. It is backed by £4.2 million of investment. The subsequent 42 Young Futures hubs will be rolled out by…02 Jul 2026HANSARDChildren’s and Young People’s Mental Health ServicesMy Lords, we welcome the report of the Children’s Commissioner. It highlights pressures on children and young people’s mental health services, including rising demand, long waits…02 Jul 2026HANSARDChildren’s and Young People’s Mental Health ServicesThe mental health of children and young people is completely fundamental to the new strategy, which will cover all ages and be published later this year. But what really needs to…02 Jul 2026HANSARDChildren’s and Young People’s Mental Health ServicesI do not have the figures the noble Lord very fairly asks for, but I will certainly ensure that they are provided. He will be aware that Parliament recently passed the Mental…02 Jul 2026HANSARDChildren’s and Young People’s Mental Health ServicesImportant though they are, we are accelerating the rollout of mental health support teams, because we now want to meet a more ambitious target of achieving full national coverage…02 Jul 2026