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HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysThe noble Lord’s observations are correct. As I said, it is so important to be timely and sensitive at a time of bereavement. Governments and Ministers have been working to bring…03 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysI agree that those changes—the move from analogue to digital, which will be outlined in the 10-year plan—will indeed help in this area, as well as many others.03 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysI am not aware of the specifics around that point, but we will be very pleased to look into that because we do not want people to be inconvenienced and distressed even further.03 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysI am sure that we all wish to pay tribute to the memory of my noble friend’s late father. I appreciate the points that he has made. It is not the case that delays to funerals can…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNHS PensionsI certainly agree with my noble friend. This runs across all public service pensions. Indeed, it is not just the issue of pensions but the administration and support given. To the…03 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysI am grateful to the noble Lord. He is of course aware that, as the former chief executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews before coming to this place, I worked on this…03 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysWe are always happy to learn from the practices of other Governments, and we will continue to work on speed and, as I said, to keep distress and delay at a minimum.03 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysI pay great attention to this area, as I mentioned in my response to the noble Lord, Lord Polak. I met faith group leaders in December, and we have worked very closely with faith…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNHS PensionsIt may be helpful if I respond to the noble Lord by saying that a compensation scheme is already in place to cover direct financial losses, certain HMRC interest charges and the…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNHS PensionsI am very glad that the noble Lord has given me that option, which I will gladly take. Perhaps it would be helpful to your Lordships’ House for me to say that the deadline to…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNHS PensionsI appreciate the point that the noble Baroness refers to. The priority is to get this matter resolved, as she will appreciate. With respect to the NHSBSA, we will also be working…03 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysMy Lords, the death certification reforms are increasing scrutiny of deaths and patient safety, and supporting the bereaved. We are taking steps to reduce the time to register a…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNHS PensionsI very much value the noble Baroness’s expertise in this area, so I particularly value her acknowledgement of the complexity of the scheme. Certainly, in our efforts to support…03 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for all the contributions and considerations this evening, to which I have listened closely. I first turn to Amendment 50 in the name of the noble…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions on Amendment 63A in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. I am grateful for the appreciation of the noble Lord,…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions on this important and somewhat wide-ranging group of amendments. I turn first to Amendment 48, tabled by the noble…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]For me, it is about not just somebody speaking for others but getting those voices heard. I hope that the noble Lord and all noble Lords have heard my acknowledgement of the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that correction from a sedentary position. Perhaps I could provide some more clarity, which the noble Earl, Lord Howe, also asked for. The proportion of…02 Apr 2025