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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for bringing forward Amendment 147 and thank noble Lords for their reflections on this amendment. I start by giving the reassurance that the…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsAgain, I certainly accept the important points that the noble Lord is making. It is unacceptable that there are health inequalities and poorer life outcomes. Indeed, action could…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsAs the right reverend Prelate says—or is it the most reverend Primate?13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillTo my knowledge, he did not. I return to the point about consultation. There is a requirement to consult before making regulations under the majority of the powers in the Bill. At…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsFirst, the learning disability improvement standard supports trusts in setting out the guidance on safe and—I emphasise—personalised high-quality care provision as a general…13 Nov 2025HANSARDGoodmayes Hospital Mental Health FacilityThe Mental Health Bill, which is, I hope, within touching distance of Royal Assent, is absolutely crucial. It is a reform of an Act which was 41 years old; it will undoubtedly be…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsThe noble Lord makes good points and I am glad that he does so. I have just had a word with the Minister from the DWP, who has confirmed—I am sure that the noble Lord will welcome…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsI agree with the points that my noble friend raises. Indeed, local provision is the responsibility of local trusts. I assure him that a huge part of our work is about improving…13 Nov 2025HANSARDGoodmayes Hospital Mental Health FacilityThat is absolutely at the core. I will just say, as an example on this particular tragic case, that NHS England still meets regularly with the trust, and the last meeting took…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I have not taken a legal eye to it because I do not have a legal eye to do so. I would not wish to inflate my legal expertise in this regard; it is a matter for my…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsIt bears repeating that it is shocking that people are dying on average up to 20 years earlier. As I have said, that is unacceptable. We work very closely with Mencap and other…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsThese are indeed tragic deaths, and avoidable in a number of cases, as the noble Lord rightly says. I can do better than agree to meet him and his colleagues—I have already got…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsMy Lords, we are committed to reducing the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability and autistic people. Through our 10-year health plan, we are working to…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank the noble Baroness. To reiterate what I said at the beginning, I am very pleased to write to noble Lords about the broader points being raised. I will of course attend to…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to noble Lords who tabled amendments in this group. I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. I am sorry to hear that the noble…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank noble Lords. On that last point, made by the noble Earl, Lord Russell, respectfully, I feel that we have covered that area at considerable length. I understand how…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Udny-Lister, for bringing forward these amendments in Committee. I am also grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI will of course be happy to do that for the noble Baroness. The noble Lord’s amendment also seeks to allow a self-regulatory body to exercise functions established in regulations…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI will be very happy to write further to the noble Lord, referring to the points that he raises, but I feel that he and I are at risk of repeating the same points to each other.…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI understand that. I refer to my previous comments about Clause 104 already providing for legislative sub-delegation, although I am aware that the noble Lord has raised a broader…13 Nov 2025