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HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthAs the noble Baroness is aware, the long-awaited 10-year plan will be with us shortly. That will set out the parameters for change and the services that we need. Following that,…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityMy noble friend is quite right. What matters is the assurances that are in place to enable provision to be made, whether that is on the estate or on services, as my noble friend…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthI pay tribute to my noble friend for her work as the chair of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. I share her great concerns about the rate of suicide among new mothers in…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthThe noble Baroness raises a very important point, particularly on voices not being heard. I am sure she heard the announcement on maternity safety made by the Secretary of State…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityI am grateful to the noble Lord for his suggestion. This was another area I raised with officials who have been in contact with Assura and the proposed new company, Primary Health…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthThe noble Lord, building on my noble friend’s point, makes a very important point. I will add to what he said. The impact on affected families is absolutely devastating and has…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityThe noble Lord raises an important point. I assure him that rent and service charges continue to be set in line with the original terms if there is a change of owner. Whatever the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthI do not share the view that it is discretionary funding, not least because what matters are the outputs, which are, as I described, that a record nearly 65,000 women accessed a…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityAgain, if there is particular information I should have, I would be delighted to receive that. I can only wholeheartedly agree with my right honourable friend the Secretary of…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityI fear I am not able to answer in the detail that the noble Baroness would like, but I would be delighted to write to her.25 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthMy Lords, this Government recognise the importance of perinatal mental health services. Spending on specialist community perinatal mental health services continued to increase in…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityI thank the noble Lord for seeking that reassurance, which I can indeed give.25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityMy Lords, Assura’s portfolio of over 500 properties is leased to GPs and other NHS and private healthcare providers. Arrangements for leased properties and their ongoing…25 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasI wholeheartedly agree with what the noble Lord said. I find that a kind heart is a good thing in most professions, but we also require more skills in many professions. That is…18 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 April and 29 April be approved. Relevant documents : 23rd and 25th Reports from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasAs noble Lords will be aware, the Employment Rights Bill establishes a framework for fair pay agreements. That will mean an agreement through which adult social care sector pay,…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasWhile I absolutely agree about the value of volunteering, as we have discussed before, I should make clear that volunteering is not a substitute for employment on the right pay,…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasPerhaps I could assist by clarifying that the spending review, which allows for an increase of over £4 billion of funding available for social care, is by 2028-29; it is not a…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasWell, I will raise them with whoever the noble Baroness likes. The other point that comes to mind is that we will also be discussing with our colleagues over the border how they…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasFirst, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness for her leadership of Cerebral Palsy Scotland. As I know she is aware, adult social care is devolved, which is why I made reference to…18 Jun 2025