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HANSARDCarers and Poverty: Carers UK ReportI thank my noble friend for that and can assure her that I will be discussing that very point with ministerial colleagues and am happy to return to her on it.21 Nov 2024HANSARDCarers and Poverty: Carers UK ReportI, of course, join all noble Lords in paying tribute to care workers, whether paid or unpaid. On paid care workers, that is one of the reasons why, as we move towards a national…21 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS: Treatment of Children from Other CountriesMy Lords, no specific government policy exists for treating children from other countries with life-threatening or rare diseases and it is generally preferable to treat patients…21 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS: Treatment of Children from Other CountriesThe agreements that the UK has in place which contain referral arrangements whereby the funding is discussed and agreed as part of the process of the referral are with the member…21 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS: Treatment of Children from Other CountriesI am very happy to add my congratulations to the hospital, which my noble friend knows very well. There are several approaches that we take on donors. One is the increased use of…21 Nov 2024HANSARDType 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose MonitorsI must confess that is something that I will need to look into—it may be with my ministerial colleagues in the Department for Transport. But I will look into it, and I will be…19 Nov 2024HANSARDType 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose MonitorsIt is probably important to say at the outset that type 1 diabetes, as the noble Lord knows, is not related to lifestyle issues, and at this point cannot be prevented, so it is a…19 Nov 2024HANSARDType 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose MonitorsThe noble Lord makes a very fair observation. Work is going on in a wider equality monitoring programme exploring how to keep an eye on equality repercussions, including…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: HealthcareI appreciate hearing the view of the noble Lord, with his considerable experience, but this is a place where I know the current Chancellor would beg to differ. I gently point out…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: HealthcareNoble Lords may wish to groan and comment, but it is a fact. The deficit that the previous Government ran up in my department alone would mean 20,000 fewer appointments per week.…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCancer: Older PeopleI give my sincere condolences to the noble Baroness and her family. Yes, I will raise that. It is a good point to look at, and I thank her.19 Nov 2024HANSARDType 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose MonitorsI could get used to that reception, but I am not sure that I will get used to three Questions and a repeat UQ. However, I thank your Lordships’ House. More than 200,000 eligible…19 Nov 2024HANSARDType 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose MonitorsThe right reverend Prelate is quite right in what she says, including that responsibility for CGM implementation rests with integrated care boards. It is their responsibility to…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Carers StrategyI understand the point that the noble Baroness is making. Certainly we recognise that overpayments have caused people great anxiety. That is why it is important to review the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Carers StrategyI certainly agree with the emphasis that my noble friend is putting on the need for cross-government working. I know she has been a champion of that for many years in the other…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Carers StrategyMy Lords, we are committed to supporting unpaid carers through our renewed vision for adult social care and the 10-year plan for the National Health Service. We have already taken…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Carers StrategyThe Government are committed to reviewing the implementation of carer’s leave—and also examining the benefits of introducing paid carer’s leave. As my noble friend said, the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCancer: Older PeopleI am glad that the noble Lord is, as he describes himself, a happy statistic. We are all grateful for that. I certainly share the view that there are a number of ongoing chronic…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Carers StrategyIt is indeed the case that using technology and digital advance is key in all the areas where we are working, and the noble Lord will know that in the 10-year plan one of the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: HealthcareUnder previous Governments, including her own, this was exactly what happened, and it will continue to happen. There are established processes on NHS guidance and the national…19 Nov 2024