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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, like many in your Lordships’ House, I am relieved to be finally speaking on the Second Reading of this important Bill. I am very grateful to the Minister for his…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: Social TariffsMy Lords, as the Minister himself acknowledged, automatic verification of eligibility for cheaper broadband and mobile tariffs is just one side of the story, as only 136,000…31 Jan 2023HANSARDMental Health Act ReformI congratulate the Joint Committee on its excellent work and refer to a report in the Times yesterday that the Government have written to universities to ask them to limit the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations and for the assurances he has given your Lordships’ House. I also express my appreciation to my noble friend Lord…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPPE ExpenditureMy Lords, the National Audit Office found that during the pandemic one in 10 suppliers processed through the VIP lane were awarded contracts. This compared to less than one in 100…25 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I commend my noble friend Lord Hunt for such a thorough analysis and for bringing this debate before your Lordships’ House this evening. As ever, he brings his…24 Jan 2023HANSARDOsteoporosis: Early DetectionMy Lords, the UK primary care base trial on screening for osteoporosis in older people examined a systematic approach to identifying older women for fracture prevention, leading…19 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, there are some debates where it feels daunting to do justice to the enormity and significance of the subject. I feel that today, but I also feel among friends and…19 Jan 2023HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Future PandemicsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom’s readiness for any future pandemics.16 Jan 2023HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Future PandemicsMy Lords, Dame Kate Bingham, former chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, told the health and science committees in the other place that many of the initiatives set up by the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Health Service Pension Schemes (Member Contributions etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Davies for tabling this regret Motion and for comprehensively setting out the issues before us this evening. As the noble Baroness, Lady…11 Jan 2023HANSARDExcess Deaths in Private HomesMy Lords, while a patient may choose to die at home, the spike in home deaths rings considerable alarm bells. Analysis suggests that record ambulance and emergency delays could be…10 Jan 2023HANSARDExcess Deaths in Private HomesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the reasons behind ONS figures showing excess deaths in private homes in England and Wales in the week ending 23…10 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresMy Lords, from this Statement one might conclude that the NHS is facing challenges but that, overall, things are moving in the right direction. This could not be further from the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDDentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing this order before us. On these Benches, as across your Lordships’ House, these changes are welcomed as sensible and as part of a suite…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Health Service (NHS Payment Scheme—Consultation) (No. 2) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Allan, for the first time in his new role. I am sure there…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPlastics: Health ResearchMy Lords, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health. Can the Minister say what assessment has been made of the contribution to that risk by the burning of…19 Dec 2022HANSARDHospital Beds: Social CareMy Lords, an estimated one in four hospital beds is occupied by people living with dementia. Many of the admissions would have been avoidable if they had had better community…19 Dec 2022HANSARDBBC: Future Funding (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, for her comprehensive introduction to this excellent report, and I congratulate the Communications and Digital…16 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS and Social Care WorkersMy Lords, it is a pleasure, as always, to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bird, who speaks as he finds. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Allan, on bringing this important debate to…15 Dec 2022