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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti, the noble Baronesses, Lady Lawrence and Lady Brinton, and the noble Lord, Lord Russell, on supporting and promoting this…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, can I say how much I support this suite of amendments? I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for tabling and speaking to them. This most lethal of killers has been…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I need say only a couple of things. First, I should declare an interest as a non-executive director of an NHS hospital that has single-sex wards. My money is definitely…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I hesitate to intervene at this late hour, but the noble Baroness is making what can only be described as a Committee or Second Reading contribution. Perhaps she should…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022The noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, has raised very many relevant questions, as did the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. Those questions come from the anxiety that people are feeling…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsMy Lords, three matters have emerged in the past few days: first, there is a new variant; secondly, as the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, said, Covid cases have risen by 55% in…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHuman Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, as we know, the Covid-19 pandemic has been the most serious domestic challenge that we have had to face in the post-war era. We know that more than 150,000 people have…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak about reciprocal healthcare, which is not how I felt several years when we dealt with this exact issue in your Lordships’ House, as many…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for returning us to this issue because I have reflected on the noble Earl’s remarks when we discussed this in…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, has once again put his finger on an issue that the Government need to take seriously and which, as the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, said, has…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI agree with that and with the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. We will be coming to other issues about the Secretary of State’s powers later on Report, but the noble Baroness, Lady…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillWith the leave of the House, I thought it might be useful if I used my slot to speak right now on leaving out Clause 40. First, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe Minister said that this was not the motive behind the power, but motive is not the point here. I am sure that the Secretary of State has the best of motives, as does the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this group contains a number of helpful amendments. I welcome the amendments that the Government have tabled in response to the many and varied discussions we have had.…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI absolutely concur with the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, and the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, and congratulate the Minister on a concise and accurate proposal of these amendments.…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I do not intend to speak about this for very long, because I feel that I am the least well-equipped person in the whole Chamber to do so—possibly with the exception of…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, expressed that very well indeed. From these Benches, I say how much we welcome these amendments and thank the Minister for introducing…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, we now come to the group of amendments where the wonderful harmony that has so far filled the House, with all the fantastic concessions and discussions, comes to a bit…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, on that suggestion. I shall be very brief. This was an excellent debate, which proved that the House still has some reservations…01 Mar 2022