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HANSARDResistant HypertensionThe noble Baroness is right in what she says. This is a largely preventable condition and requires much movement from treatment to prevention, as the noble Baroness said. That…24 Jun 2026HANSARDResistant HypertensionThe noble Lord makes a helpful point. Indeed, the modern service framework will soon be published. Of course, as blood pressure is one of the seven risk factors for cardiovascular…24 Jun 2026HANSARDResistant HypertensionLooking to the future, obviously, one can only act on clinical guidance. Renal denervation, as I mentioned to my noble friend, is an emerging option for carefully selected…24 Jun 2026HANSARDResistant HypertensionThat clearly matters immensely. We have invested in community pharmacy services, which have brought this into the heart of communities and made it easier and more attractive for…24 Jun 2026HANSARDResistant HypertensionAs my noble friend says, we have had great success, and it has really helped us to have pilot projects in other areas such as mental health services. I ask my noble friend warmly…24 Jun 2026HANSARDResistant HypertensionThe modern service framework will focus on the cardiovascular disease pathway. I take the point that the noble Lord is making and assure him that, as he and the House will be…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Barker and Lady Cash, for their contributions, both of which highlight why my right honourable friend the Secretary of State…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionI am sure that the noble Lord will understand from my earlier comments that I do not accept the characterisation of the trial. I urge all noble Lords to look at the facts on the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionI certainly do agree with my noble friend. Indeed, her observations apply to any matters in respect of health, which should be evidence-led, based on fact, and based and rooted in…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionI understand the point that the noble Baroness is making but, in answer to her first question, this is not outwith any trial or intervention because there always has to be the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionI agree with the noble Baroness and I thank her for the offer of the briefing, which I mentioned earlier, and for her observations. I associate myself with what she said about the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionThe noble Baroness gives me the chance to reiterate that all the questions are valid. We are dealing with a complex, sensitive and difficult issue. What matters is that we get to…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionI agree with that. In the Statement itself, the Secretary of State made the point that PATHWAYS is rightly one of the most scrutinised UK clinical trials of recent times. I am…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionI will approach this in the most straightforward way I know. Obviously, if there are other matters, I would be very happy to talk to the noble Baroness, as I have before. From my…24 Jun 2026HANSARDPATHWAYS Study: Puberty SuppressionThe noble Lord takes me back to where I started. This Government, any Government, have a choice, but there is no neutral option here. We know that the status quo—which the last…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS: Dementia Treatment TrialsYes, indeed. I am feeling positive about the way we are moving forward, about increasing research and about developing a frailty and dementia modern service framework by the end…22 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS: Dementia Treatment TrialsThat will be considered. We have the Dame Barbara Windsor dementia goals programme, which very much aims to speed up the development of new treatments for dementia and…22 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS: Dementia Treatment TrialsMy Lords, across the last five financial years, the Government have spent more than £555 million on dementia research, including into dementia diagnostics and trials of potential…22 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS: Dementia Treatment TrialsWe do indeed, and I certainly agree with the noble Baroness. A timely diagnosis is absolutely vital to make sure that people with dementia can access everything they need, live…22 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS: Dementia Treatment TrialsEncouraging people to age well and healthily is indeed part of our whole drive in terms of prevention and moving away from sickness. As part of this, it is absolutely crucial that…22 Jun 2026