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HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998The addition of folic acid is to non-wholemeal products. Flour is not just used in baking but is in all sorts of other products. That is part of the reason for it being a 24-month…11 Dec 2024HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998I will be glad to look into that and to update the noble Lord and your Lordships’ House on the matter.11 Dec 2024HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998As I mentioned earlier, while 24 months is a realistic transition, not everything will wait that long. It is the case, as the noble Baroness says, that there is still advice to…11 Dec 2024HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998My noble friend is right, and we anticipate that this policy will reduce the number of neural tube defects in pregnancy by around 200 a year. Those are life-changing brain and…11 Dec 2024HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998Please do not apologise. We are seeing through all the measures that are possible to reduce dental decay as part of our prevention policies, and that includes introducing…11 Dec 2024HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998The noble Lord’s observation is, obviously, right. Folic acid contributes, for example, to tissue growth during pregnancy, as well as to the normal function of the immune system…11 Dec 2024HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998I am grateful for the comments of the noble Lord, who himself has brought much to this campaign. I am glad that, in Northern Ireland, the legislation was laid a few days later, on…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicThe noble Lord will be aware that being prepared for winter is crucial. It has felt for too long as though winter crises have almost become normalised. Certainly, our move towards…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicWe are aiming communications —I know the noble Lord will be familiar with this from his previous role—particularly at groups that are less represented in terms of vaccinations.…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicPrevention is key, rather than just focusing on cure. Communications thus far are focusing on handwashing; I will discuss the other points the noble Baroness raises with the…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicI must be honest: I cannot explain here the exact reasons why NHS staff are not taking it up, but I assure the noble Lord, as I have assured other noble Lords, that our focus is…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicI listened carefully to the noble Lord. The JCVI considered that there was less certainty about how well the RSV vaccine works in people aged 80 and over when the programme was…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicWe are absolutely committed to learning the lessons from Covid in order to build resilience. The recommendations of the independent review of procurement by Nigel Boardman have…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicMy Lords, levels of hospital admissions due to flu and norovirus are higher, while Covid hospitalisation rates are lower and RSV hospitalisation rates are about the same as the…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicMy noble friend has campaigned tirelessly for the vaccine rollout in respect of RSV, for which I thank her, and I know that many others would wish to thank her for that too. With…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPhysician and Anaesthetist Associate Roles: ReviewMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, on securing this debate. This is an important issue, as we have heard today. I thank all noble Lords for their…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Black, on securing this important debate and pay tribute to his very effective campaigning over many years. I am always touched when…04 Dec 2024HANSARDNHS Plan: ConsultationThe lessons that have been learned are that there has to be a whole range of ways of consulting: in person around the country; online, where people can access the website; and…02 Dec 2024HANSARDNHS Plan: ConsultationI agree with the right reverend Prelate. Integrated care systems, which are responsible for reflecting the needs of the community and its spending, must follow guidance, and it is…02 Dec 2024HANSARDNHS Plan: ConsultationMy Lords, we want to ensure that the voices and experiences of patients are at the heart of our plans to make the NHS fit for the future, especially those voices that often go…02 Dec 2024