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HANSARDNHS: 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 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 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 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 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIPerhaps I can clarify that the TRANSFORM trial is not exclusive to a particular group. We are looking at people who have susceptibility to prostate cancer because they carry the…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AII wish the noble Lord well as he deals with the diagnosis. I am sure that many would associate with his kind comments about the NHS care he has received. I very much agree that…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIYes, I agree with the noble Lord. While we are ambitious about the benefits of AI and wish to embrace them, we are equally clear that safety, fairness and public trust have to…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIMy Lords, we are committed to looking for opportunities to implement AI in cancer services, investing £113 million in the AI in health and care award. As AI in screening is still…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIYes, I can give that commitment.18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIAs I said, your Lordships’ House will not be waiting too long for the workforce plan, but I certainly recognise the noble Lord’s points. He describes the transformed service set…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIThat is why we are publishing the workforce plan fairly soon, why we are building our cancer workforce and why we are creating new opportunities across multidisciplinary teams.…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AII am so grateful to the noble Baroness, because I do not. However, I am aware of the great contribution being made to cancer detection, and the department is looking closely at…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIWe always take into full account my noble friend’s very important point. She referred to the TRANSFORM trial, which will enable all eligible Black men to be invited to stage 2 of…18 Jun 2026HANSARDSevere Myalgic EncephalomyelitisMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for securing this important debate, which matters so much to so many, and for her clear introduction to these…18 Jun 2026HANSARDSevere Myalgic EncephalomyelitisI would be pleased to take those two points away and look at them, particularly the second, which is a very practical suggestion. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, as ever, and…18 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsI understand why the noble Baroness is asking that question. I cannot confirm that that is the case, but I will gladly raise that point with my colleague the Minister for Care.17 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsNo ICB should be taking that line. My noble friend is aware that in line with the 10-year plan, NHS England has asked integrated care boards to reduce their running costs. I…17 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsTo develop further the reply I gave to my noble friend, ICBs have been asked to reduce their running cost allowance to a cap of £19.40 per head of weighted population for the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsIt is indeed the case that, as we move our services to the community and build around the patient, changes and improvements to staffing will be needed. The NHS workforce plan…17 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsThat is the very reason why the allocations currently take account of the special needs of areas such as rural areas. In the NHS Bill, we will bring NHSE into the department and…17 Jun 2026