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HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a substantial group and I am grateful to noble Lords who have tabled amendments covering how slot allocation powers should be structured, constrained and…18 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]18 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is an important group of amendments, and this has been a useful debate. It goes to the heart of what the Bill could enable and the safeguards clearly needed to…18 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsMy Lords, since last year the number of patients waiting more than a year for basic community health services has shot up by a staggering 32%. What specific actions will the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsMy Lords—17 Jun 2026HANSARDCompassionate Use Medicine Schemes: VATMy Lords, compassionate use and early access schemes are often the only way for patients with rare cancers to access life-extending medicines. What assurance can the Minister give…16 Jun 2026HANSARDRare Cancers: Diagnosis and TreatmentMy Lords, in January, the Government announced faster access to clinical trials via the NHS app for rare cancers. Is that live yet? If not, by when will patients be able to use…15 Jun 2026HANSARDMental Health Conditions: DiagnosesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean, for securing this important debate. There were around 1.8 million people waiting for mental health services in quarter 1 of…15 Jun 2026HANSARDReforming the Child Maintenance Service (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I wish to speak about the Public Services Committee’s report, Reforming the Child Maintenance Service . This was the first Select Committee of which I have been a part…08 Jun 2026HANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for bringing forward this important short debate and for her work in this area. I am also grateful for the richness of the debate…04 Jun 2026HANSARDAlzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental DrugsMy Lords, new research shows that finger-prick blood tests, alongside online brain tests, could revolutionise dementia diagnosis and offer a low-cost, scalable way to identify…03 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer ScreeningIt was about testing for PSA.02 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer ScreeningMy Lords, the proposed limited screening programme is a disappointment to many campaigners. It is clear that the key to screening is accurate ways of testing, so what further…02 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, this has been a really important debate on three fundamentals to our society: health, housing and transport. My noble friend Lady Thornhill talked in detail about the…20 May 2026HANSARDMiscarriage CareThere are around 250,000 miscarriages in the UK every year. Following the recent Tommy’s Graded Model of Miscarriage Care report, will the Government now review the specific…18 May 2026HANSARDMiscarriage CareTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve miscarriage care and support.18 May 2026HANSARDHealthy Life Expectancy: EnglandMy Lords, given that the UK is an outlier compared to similar countries, what work are the Government doing to introduce proactive, preventive health measures, such as routine…18 May 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogMy Lords, in the latest data published from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, there are 13 different railway incidents that occurred over a decade ago that still have…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister and his officials for their helpful briefing last week. As we have heard, this instrument revokes and replaces the Merchant Shipping (Port State…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I wanted to speak to Conservative Motion C1. As I was in the Chamber when that was addressed, I was told I could speak.23 Apr 2026