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HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Babudu, and I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Lister for securing this very important debate. I want to focus my…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDRare Cancers: Diagnosis and TreatmentMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for this very important Question and for raising the hub and spoke model for cancer trials. Rare cancer trials involve fewer…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDMental Health Conditions: DiagnosesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean, for securing this very important debate. While mental ill-health is rising across our society, the deterioration has been…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Evans, for securing this very important debate. I also thank our…11 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth-related Benefits AssessmentsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for reassuring us that face-to-face appointments will be increased with trained professionals. I welcome the DWP initiative to reform the fit note…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s declining birth rates in an ageing population, and the impact of this demographic shift on the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this important topic in your Lordships’ House. “Demography is destiny” is an old saying that has never felt more urgent. The…04 Jun 2026HANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for securing this very important debate. I declare an interest as a…04 Jun 2026HANSARDAlzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental DrugsMy Lords, women account for nearly two-thirds of people who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and two-thirds of unpaid carers for those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, yet…03 Jun 2026HANSARDBreast Cancer Screening: Women Over 70My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for raising this and my noble friend the Minister for raising awareness about one of the largest age-extension trials. It is true…02 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bailey, and I thank my noble friend the Minister for her excellent introductory speech earlier. I have spent nearly 40…20 May 2026HANSARDHealthy Life Expectancy: EnglandI am coming to that. What plans do the Government have to address the social determinants of health across all government departments, because a single department cannot handle…18 May 2026HANSARDHealthy Life Expectancy: EnglandI thank my noble friend the Minister for that response. The Health Foundation’s report, Healthy L ife E xpectancy T rends in the UK: A W atershed M oment , published in April this…18 May 2026HANSARDMiscarriage CareMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to review the graded models of care so that women can be helped, regardless of the number of miscarriages. How will the Government…18 May 2026HANSARDHealthy Life Expectancy: EnglandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the fall in healthy life expectancy over the last decade in England; and what plans they have to address this.18 May 2026HANSARDHealthy Life Expectancy: EnglandMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and I declare an interest as founder and trustee of the charity Health Equality Foundation.18 May 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, having served as a front-line doctor in women’s health for more than 40 years, 30 of them as a consultant gynaecologist in the NHS, I warmly welcome the new women’s…23 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer Outcomes in the UKMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing this important debate and for his excellent introduction. I declare my interest as the founder and a trustee of Health…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCharity GivingMy Lords, the new Queen Elizabeth Trust has been established to regenerate shared community spaces, reflecting Her late Majesty’s commitment to public service. These spaces could…20 Apr 2026HANSARDChild Poverty and Homelessness: Asylum and Settlement PoliciesMy Lords, the latest British Red Cross health equity report found that 73% of refugees and asylum seekers experience multiple layers of disadvantage compared to 20% of people…14 Apr 2026