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HANSARDHealth and Care BillI just want to say that I think that that is perfectly correct and reasonable.01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is an important group, so it is a shame that we are discussing it so late in the evening. It is important because it contains essential broad things that people…01 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination ProgrammeMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is unacceptable that, through mismanagement, this Government allowed more than 500,000 vaccines that could have gone to developing…22 Feb 2022HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Randox LaboratoriesMy Lords, at the heart of this Question is almost £500 million of public money, awarded in two public health contracts to Randox Laboratories without competition. My honourable…21 Feb 2022HANSARDIntegration White PaperMy Lords, in the almost five years that I have been doing this job, we have been waiting for a social care White Paper. My noble friend Lady Wheeler, month after month, asked…10 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care RecoveryI thank the Minister for repeating that Answer; I am very glad that he did not bash the Dispatch Box. I remind noble Lords that this Urgent Question is only 10 minutes, so let us…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, can I say how much I agree with my noble friend Lord Hunt, the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and the noble Lords, Lord Ribeiro and Lord Alton? They know I have been…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I can only add to the last remark of the noble Baroness that this does need to happen. I can see why the GMC is so unenthusiastic, as it was in its briefing note,…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Clause 142 seeks to amend Section 50 of the Health Act 1999 in relation to making changes to the professional regulatory landscape through secondary legislation. It will…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank my noble friend Lord Blunkett for speaking very briefly and giving us some very wise words. The noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, is absolutely right that the system is…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillWhen the Minister and I were discussing government amendments, on this issue I said: “If Baroness Deech is happy with this, then I am happy with this,” and indeed I am.04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister, but that was not a satisfactory response, I am afraid. The only word I heard that justified these extra powers being taken was “streamlining”, and,…04 Feb 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: AccountingMy Lords, I think it would be best if the Minister does not try to justify the VIP list, since he was not there. Consider the answer given by the former Minister for PPE…02 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am standing here to speak in the place of my noble friend Lady Wheeler, because—as irony has it—she is a carer and has had to go home to care for her husband. I find that an…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendments 222 and 223, in my name, seek clarification about the private charges cap. Amendment 222 would prevent any foundation trust increasing its income from private…31 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryMy Lords, the target-based NHS system was already unfit for purpose before Covid-19 and is completely incompatible with providing safe and sustainable services to patients as we…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey. Several months ago, some of his staff came to talk to me about the international healthcare part of the Bill. I…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the Minister and am very pleased indeed to hear about the review. However, we on this side of the House believe that the NHS should be the default provider of clinical…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, we have had an important debate here, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Warner, both for bringing these amendments before the House and for explaining their background…31 Jan 2022