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HANSARDDementia Palliative Care TeamsMy Lords, I am not sure the Minister actually answered the question about where co-ordination happens, which is the essential part of this. He will know that much care and…15 Jun 2023HANSARDCarers: Financial SupportTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the financial support available to unpaid carers following new research by Carers UK and the University of Sheffield…16 May 2023HANSARDCarers: Financial SupportMy Lords, I was only asking for a review; it seems a modest enough request in view of the £445 million contributed every day by unpaid carers. May I ask the Minister something…16 May 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes, as I am sure…26 Apr 2023HANSARDCode of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate IncidentsMy Lords, there is a Division in the Chamber. The Committee will adjourn. We understand that there are two back-to-back votes so, for the convenience of the House, we will…26 Apr 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: Challenge ProceduresMy Lords, once again, a Question in your Lordships’ House has pointed out the inadequacy of the social care system, be it funding or personnel. In answer to an earlier Question,…19 Apr 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, as your Lordships know, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells have rung and resume after…19 Apr 2023HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate today, and I congratulate my noble friend Lady Andrews. I have lost count of the number of debates on social care in which I…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Care: Workforce StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to reduce their £500 million investment in the social care workforce; and when they will publish their strategy for…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Care: Workforce StrategyI thank the Minister for that Answer, but note that he has not assured me about the proposed or rumoured cuts to the current investment in the social care workforce. As he knows,…22 Mar 2023HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Young, and I thank him and, indeed, the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for their very kind words. It has always been a…03 Mar 2023HANSARDPhysiotherapy: Rehabilitation ServicesMy Lords, if stroke survivors are imprisoned at home with a bed and a commode, as my noble friend’s Question suggests, does the Minister agree that their unpaid carers are…23 Feb 2023HANSARDTimes Health CommissionMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, in any investigation of health and social care, the voices of patients and users must be loud and strong? How are the Government going to…19 Jan 2023HANSARDCare Homes: StaffingTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that care homes where they block-buy places to assist with hospital discharges are adequately staffed.11 Jan 2023HANSARDCare Homes: StaffingI thank the Minister for that response, although it seems a bit more knee-jerk than it does a coherent strategy and it poses as many questions as it answers. For example, are the…11 Jan 2023HANSARDExcess Deaths in Private HomesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that one of the elements here may be the lack of support to family carers, who are often the element most involved in providing care at the last…10 Jan 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.09 Jan 2023HANSARDHospital Beds: Social CareEvery one of the interventions we hear about points to the inadequacy of the social care system and every one of the interventions that the Minister makes, however well…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Services: Workforce (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, whose speech reminds us that his tenure as Minister for Civil Society was all too short. It has been a privilege…16 Dec 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that some care charities have been forced to evict severely disabled people from their care homes because…30 Nov 2022