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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this suite of government amendments. From these Benches we welcome them. From the nature of the debate, this seems to be…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response. It is a very practical response and certainly one that I accept as a way forward. I am sure that the whole House is glad…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I would like to start on a positive note by thanking the Minister for responding to the clear signals that were expressed across the House that a new introductory…06 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS: Doctors’ StrikesMy Lords, in celebrating the 75th anniversary of the NHS, I too pay tribute to all NHS staff. It is therefore highly regrettable that the Government are currently presiding over…05 Jul 2023HANSARDBlood DonationMy Lords, last October included the first ever amber alert on blood stock shortages. More than 325,000 people registered to give blood; however, only one in four of those has…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanMy Lords, I am absolutely sure that the Minister is as relieved as anyone to see this Statement on the NHS workforce plan before your Lordships’ House today, after many years of…04 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyMy Lords, I welcome the announcement in this Statement that the inquiry to investigate the deaths of mental health in-patients across Essex between 2000 and 2020, chaired by Dr…03 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Eating Disorder ServicesMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, and congratulate her on securing what is, as we all acknowledge, a very important debate. As I am sure…29 Jun 2023HANSARDLung Cancer: ScreeningCould I give the Minister another opportunity to pick up on the key point I raised? We very much welcome the improved diagnosis rates—and my noble friend Lord Kennedy makes a very…26 Jun 2023HANSARDLung Cancer: ScreeningMy Lords, I thank the National Screening Committee for its work and welcome this Statement, which outlines the only response that makes any sense: the establishment of a national…26 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. I will take that as a no—but a very well-considered no, for which I thank him. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, that we…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Bethell, Lord Curry and Lord Allan for introducing their amendments, to the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, for her direct question,…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am pleased to speak to Amendments 242, 243 and 245, which have been tabled in the name of my noble friend Lord Stevenson. The intention of this group is to probe what…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, said, it seems a very long time since we heard the introduction from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, but it was useful in…22 Jun 2023HANSARDMetastatic and Secondary Breast CancerMy Lords, the number of breast screenings fell below acceptable levels in the years ending March 2021 and March 2022, when uptake at first invitation fell to under 50% across…19 Jun 2023HANSARDOFCOM (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I give my warmest congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, on the progress of this very important Bill. I associate myself and my colleagues on these Benches…16 Jun 2023HANSARDNHS: Performance and InnovationMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for securing this debate and giving us the opportunity to think about the link between current performance and…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDrugs: Supply and AvailabilityMy Lords, a recent survey by the Pharmaceutical Journal listed serious shortages over the last year in the availability of treatments for common conditions, including menopause…14 Jun 2023