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HANSARDBattery Shortage for NHS Hearing AidsI hope I share the noble Lord’s definition. I am enthusiastic about our new approach through the community diagnostic centres that noble Lords will have seen come on stream and be…29 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 December 2025 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 28 January.29 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am glad to introduce these regulations, which will take effect from 1 April. These regulations will amend the fees structure for the relevant medical devices…28 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, asked further questions about the timing of the full impact assessment and why it is not being done this year. The reason is that the full…28 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026.28 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026I am grateful to the noble Lord for his interest in this important subject and for expressing his concerns, which I will address. I know that he is more than supportive of patient…28 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityThis is absolutely crucial. I welcome that, as of June last year, maternal mental health services are available in all parts of England. We also now have 153 operational mother…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityI am glad to say that my noble friend Lady Amos will be very much focusing on this area. I referred earlier to the maternal care bundle, which focuses on the five main causes of…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityThis may be something that my noble friend Lady Amos looks at. She is very much focused on maternity services, which will include mortality and looking at the range of options.…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityMidwives are absolutely crucial, and I pay tribute to them and to the wider maternity team. As of October 2025, there has been an increase of some 3.6%—that is 878 more…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityI am not fully up to speed with the article that the noble Lord raises, but I undertake to look at it and get back to him, because this is a very important matter.20 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityI understand what the noble Baroness is saying and her frustration, which I am sure many of us share. The purpose of the investigation by my noble friend Lady Amos is to pull…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityMy Lords, MBRRACE’s report highlights the need to improve maternity safety, to which this Government are fully committed. We have commissioned an independent investigation that…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityMy noble friend is right to use the word “tragedy” in respect of maternal deaths, particularly those from preventable causes. She is also correct that, sadly, most aspects of the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will be very brief. The amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Frost, do not present significant workability concerns. As noble Lords will be aware, the amendments…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I, too, welcome back to the Chamber and to this House the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell. It is a pleasure to see her back with us and I thank her and other noble Lords…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful for the clarification on goalposts moving. What the noble Lord is saying is correct, and there is not going to be any change to what has been said previously. I hope…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not sure that there is that difference, but I will review the Hansard of this debate and ensure that I come back to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillFor the reasons I have already outlined. That is why I clarified that, when I say I am only speaking about where there are particular concerns, if I do not refer to them, there…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. As I have said previously, I will limit any detailed comments to amendments about which the Government have major…16 Jan 2026