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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords from all sides of the House for their contributions and for shining a light on the point the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, made near the end of his…09 May 2023HANSARDBBC: Appointment and Resignation of ChairTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the damage caused to the reputation of the BBC following the appointment and subsequent resignation of the Chair,…02 May 2023HANSARDBBC: Appointment and Resignation of ChairMy Lords, last week’s report found Richard Sharp to be wrong in not declaring his close links with Boris Johnson when applying for the job of BBC chair. The facts have been clear…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome this debate, which revisits some of the areas discussed in earlier debates about the scope of the Bill, as many noble Lords said. It allows your Lordships’…27 Apr 2023HANSARDLife Expectancy: Pensions, Health and InsuranceMy Lords, life expectancy for those with a learning disability is particularly shocking: only four in 10 live to see their 65th birthday, nearly half of their reported deaths are…26 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it has certainly been an interesting debate, and I am grateful to noble Lords on all sides of the Committee for their contributions and considerations. I particularly…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this has been a very helpful debate and I hope it sets up the Committee up for when we return to these issues. As the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, just said, it is…25 Apr 2023HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, despite the provisions that the Minister has outlined, the reality is that just a fraction of the people who have long Covid are seen and supported. What steps are being…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this group, and we certainly welcome this tranche of government amendments. We know that there are more to come both in…25 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Companies: LicencesMy Lords, the Minister has previously said that the Government are looking at a proposal from the Environment Agency that directors of water companies that fail to improve and…24 Apr 2023HANSARDBrain TumoursMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister and others in this House on their efforts yesterday and pay tribute to the tireless work of the Tessa Jowell Foundation. It deserves our…24 Apr 2023HANSARDYoung Female Racing DriversMy Lords, as the Minister referred to, while the “Drive to Survive” series has been hugely successful, females in motorsport found that women spoke only for some six minutes and…18 Apr 2023HANSARDDiphtheriaMy Lords, we know only too well from pandemics that diseases do not respect borders, and though, as the Minister says, we ought to be well protected against diphtheria in this…18 Apr 2023HANSARDJunior Doctors’ StrikesMy Lords, last week was the most disruptive in the history of the National Health Service, with some 350,000 patients seeing their operations and appointments cancelled due to…17 Apr 2023HANSARDJunior Doctors’ StrikesMy Lords, perhaps I could invite the Minister to respond to my first question, building on the points made by the right reverend Prelate. In addition to the NHS workforce plan,…30 Mar 2023HANSARDJunior Doctors’ StrikesMy Lords, junior doctors are being asked to do the work of many. The NHS is short of more than 150,000 staff, yet the long-promised NHS work plan remains just that—long promised.…30 Mar 2023HANSARDWilliam Hill: Breaches of Player ProtectionMy Lords, I heard the Minister say that the White Paper would be published in a few weeks. Every time your Lordships’ House has asked about the date, we have found it shelved…29 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023At end insert “but that this House regrets that the explanatory memorandum to the Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions)…21 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this draft statutory instrument, which facilitates the merger of the body responsible for the education and training of the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response, and to the noble Lords who have spoken in this debate: the noble Lords, Lord Scriven and Lord Allan, and the noble…21 Mar 2023