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HANSARDCare 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 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasThere are a number of ways that we are promoting opportunities to develop skills and knowledge, which will improve morale but also the attractiveness of working in adult social…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025It is not possible to predict—although I do not think the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, is asking me to do so—how many pharmacies will take up this arrangement, because it is an…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025Perhaps it might be helpful to noble Lords if I refer to the Competition and Markets Authority in this regard because it noted that the proposed amendments that we are speaking of…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025The whole point of the regulations, as well as cutting red tape, is about levelling the playing field. I understand the point the noble Lord is making, and I re-emphasise that…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025It would be fair to say that the review will be on how well this is working rather than an attempt to move to model 2. In all the modelling, we believe this is the best way to go.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank noble Lords on all sides of the Committee for their helpful contributions to today’s debate. I get a sense of support for where we are going and questions about…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025Perhaps it would be best on this occasion if I review what the noble Lord has said and what I have said and write to him to clarify anything that is not quite clear. In…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025I am just waiting for a bit of inspiration.17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025I may not have been as clear as I would like to have been. I will try again. The national insurance contributions increase is an increased cost and that will have been factored…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025That is understood. I am going to come on to that, because I think it is important. Of course, with any uplift in fee, I would expect that to be the case, but I have a particular…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025I am most grateful to both noble Lords for their constructive contributions and their support for these measures. I welcome their questions and will do my best to respond to them.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate these regulations, which I think can fairly be described as routine. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Secondary…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025My Lords, as I know we all acknowledge, community pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system by ensuring that patients have access to medicines and acting as an easily…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 25th Report from the Secondary…17 Jun 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingCertainly, apprenticeships are important, and that is one of the ways we have expanded the routes into the nursing profession, including learning disability nursing. That means…17 Jun 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingThis is indeed a vulnerable group, as the noble Lord says, and it is probably best that I refer to the upcoming 10-year plan, which will deal with inequalities throughout a number…17 Jun 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingWe are very focused on that, and NHS England is working with all areas of the country and local services to ensure that that is the case. There is a national plan for learning…17 Jun 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingI agree. We have many excellent staff from countries around the globe who are very committed, professional and hard-working. I presume my noble friend is referring to changes in…17 Jun 2025