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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI actually just sent in my name.11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI am sorry; it was possibly delayed. It was really just to ask the noble Baroness: when is the earliest she thinks there will be change? Are we looking at three months, six months…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, the noble Lords, Lord Freyberg and Lord Clement-Jones, have done the Committee a great service today. I was fascinated by the speech from the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg,…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadMy Lords, I think it is to be welcomed that the response to the Urgent Question last week was that travelling for the purposes of an assisted death would be exempt from lockdown…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesIn my view, the Government have offered little support to dentist practices: not exempting them from business rates, even though book- makers and vape shops are exempted, and not…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsWhen will the Government start sharing data and having meaningful discussions before decisions are taken? Given that public confidence in these decisions is crucial for them to…09 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI gave the Minister notice last week that I might well want to speak after her, and I am doing that, for two reasons. One is to remind the Committee that, although we will allow…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThis clause deals with falsified medicines and is a very important clause, and it is important therefore that we get this right. Amendment 30 would tighten the provisions to avoid…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I will not add much more, as I am very interested to hear what the Minister has to say. The noble Lord, Lord Patel, has done the Committee a great service by tabling the…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Mass Testing ProgrammeMy Lords, it seems to me that, however urgent the requirement for PPE and other services, transparency becomes even more important in those circumstances. The Minister will be…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020Like the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, I will actually be addressing the statutory instrument, the Minister will be pleased to hear. In a way, these Benches are probably the least…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the Minister for his detailed response. I just have to wonder why the consultation did not take place before the Bill was drafted. You have to ask why stakeholders were…04 Nov 2020HANSARDBlood Safety and Quality (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020Like the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, and others in this Room, I have been involved in the legislation that is the subject of these regulations for, in my case, 20-odd years. I…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020We have had a very good discussion. I thank the Minister for her introduction of the regulations and all Members who spoke, who have shown yet again the expertise, interest and…02 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThis is a slightly strange time to be making this speech, because it seems likely that we will not hear the Minister’s speech until we reconvene in a week’s time. If that is the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Charitably Funded HospicesIt will be quite clear to the Minister now that virtually every single Member of your Lordships’ House has a local hospice to which they are attached. Mine is St John’s Hospice in…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThis has been a wholly positive and helpful debate, and I hope that it will lead to improving the Bill and the future of this issue. I shall speak briefly to the amendment in my…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThe Committee owes the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, a debt of gratitude for bringing forward this amendment. I very much enjoyed her opening speech—and, indeed, those of the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test ResultsWe move from dogs to the technical teething problems with the app. It seems that the NHS Test and Trace app sends out exposure warnings to people stating that they have to isolate…27 Oct 2020