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HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for this debate, as I have been grateful for the time that noble Lords have given to discussing their concerns about various aspects of the Bill in advance…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillAs I always do, I will seek to engage in sufficient time before Report. I will not promise the beginning of next week, but we all know the deadlines that noble Lords are working…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillThe noble Lord is ambitious on workability, beyond what I can honestly confirm is possible. Noble Lords would not wish me to stand at the Dispatch Box and suggest that, having…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy recollection from my discussion with officials about this very point is that, with no criticism of the Oriel system, this is about what we are trying to do now and what we have…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillAlthough I cannot be specific about what is technically possible, I can say that, as the noble Lord is aware, the arrangements for 2026 in the Bill can change for 2027, and that…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI cannot give an exact proportion, as the noble Lord is aware, but I have noticed that the proportion has changed as the Bill has progressed. As we have approached Committee, I…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillThis group of amendments relates to the implementation of prioritisation of posts starting in 2026. I thank all noble Lords for their consideration of this. It is a very important…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI shall be very pleased to do that.12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillYes, we are.12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillWe do not anticipate that that is going to cause a problem. The noble Lord did not specifically refer to the EFTA countries, but I should like to. Some of them will not produce…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to all noble Lords for their helpful contributions to this debate. Amendments 1, 3, 6 to 8 and 12 to 14, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Patel, seek to…12 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill [HL]That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 16, Schedule 1, Clauses 17 and 18, Schedule 2, Clause 19, Schedule 3,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDUnder-16s Energy Drinks BanMy Lords, we are taking decisive action on obesity, easing the strain on our NHS and creating the healthiest generation of children ever. As part of this, we will fulfil our…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUnder-16s Energy Drinks BanI hear the noble Baroness’s counsel but, as I said, we have committed to introduce the ban within this Parliament, as the Secretary of State said. He also said ideally sooner, if…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUnder-16s Energy Drinks BanI am very pleased to commend this initiative by Southwark Council. It was developed by the council’s public health team and is a good example of what local action can do. My noble…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUnder-16s Energy Drinks BanI agree on that last point, not least because that makes a level playing field, but it is also the right thing if we are to make that ban. The noble Lord describes a battle that I…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesMy recollection from debating that point previously is that we are looking at the evidence and the best way to tackle the issue that the noble Baroness raises: in other words,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesThey do: I completely agree. That is why they are very much part of our delivery plan. It is part of the move from hospital to community: part of the neighbourhood service model.…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesMy Lords, we welcome the valuable learning that is emerging from the five Better Start partnerships and we look forward to the national evaluation report in the spring. The…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesThe work in Bradford is to be commended. I can assure my noble friend that, through Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies, local authorities will be expected to do exactly…10 Feb 2026