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HANSARDStreptococcus A: AntibioticsMy Lords, while many pharmacies are being forced to sell the antibiotics they can get their hands on at a considerable loss, as wholesale prices soar, the Government have been…15 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS: Agency Doctors and NursesMy Lords, the shortage of NHS staff is unsustainable, as is the NHS paying up to £5,200 for a single doctor shift. This year, in addition to the £3 billion paid to agencies…14 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth: MalnutritionMy Lords, the spiralling cost of living is a major challenge to people being able to eat healthily. Evidence suggests that there is also a need to improve understanding of…14 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS: Agency Doctors and NursesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why this year’s NHS spending on short-notice agency doctors and nurses is 20 per cent higher than the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Industrial Action: Government PreparationsMy Lords, the Royal College of Nursing and UNISON have said that they are prepared to call off strikes if the Government will negotiate with them seriously regarding pay. So the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDFootball: Abuse and ViolenceMy Lords, those who officiate at football matches, at every level, have a thankless task in making real-time decisions in the blink of an eye, mostly without the assistance of…12 Dec 2022HANSARDFood (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I particularly appreciate his acknowledgement of the criticism that the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee made about…06 Dec 2022HANSARDFood (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That this House regrets that the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1007) do not justify the delay in banning the promotion of high…06 Dec 2022HANSARDFood (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, the regret Motion standing in my name, and also that standing in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, are critical of the Government’s handling of the Food…06 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren in Care: CAMHS Waiting TimesMy Lords, care-experienced children and young people are disproportionately affected not only by mental ill-health but by barriers to getting support. Bearing in mind that this…05 Dec 2022HANSARDInvasive Group A Streptococcus and Scarlet FeverMy Lords, the Minister and noble Lords will know that parents across the country are deeply worried by this situation. To pick up the point that the Minister has just made about…05 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth Promotion Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Storey, particularly his closing remark. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Addington, on bringing the Bill before…02 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractMy Lords, following much pressure, including in your Lordships’ House, the Government have promised for next year independently verified workforce forecasts for the number of…01 Dec 2022HANSARDFood and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations and the thinking behind them. I accept the assurances that he has given. We on these Benches welcome the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) (Terms of Agreement) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his thorough introduction to this very practical statutory instrument. It is certainly one that we welcome. It has been subject to…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTobacco Control PlanMy Lords, despite the Government pledging to explore additional measures to clamp down on the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s, no plan has yet materialised, while vaping among…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS: Waiting Lists and Increased SpendingMy Lords, on an earlier Question, I and other noble Lords asked the Minister if the Government were still committed to their target of 18-weeks between GP referral and…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesMy Lords, last week’s report from the National Audit Office laid waste to the idea that all of the NHS’s current woes are down to the pandemic. By 2019, NHS England had not met…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesWith the permission of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and on his behalf, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.22 Nov 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am sure the Minister has picked up on the mood of your Lordships’ House today, as I know he will have done in previous debates. I am grateful to him for outlining the…22 Nov 2022