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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the Minister for his reply and all noble Lords who took part in what has been a worthwhile, interesting and sometimes rather impassioned debate. The Minister is probably…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the noble Earl for that statement, which is extremely helpful. I am alarmed, or surprised, that we are at this stage looking at a grey area about whether or not it is…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThe amendment, in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt, gives the Secretary of State a duty to act with a view to ensuring, rather than having regard to, safety,…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the noble Earl. I think that we probably need to continue this discussion, to make sure that we end up in the right place, with a Bill that we can take forward to Report.26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank all the speakers who supported our Amendment 20 and the amendments that follow on from it. I need to start by placing on the record that we do not agree with the…26 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: South YorkshireMy Lords, the last few days have been very unfortunate. Arrogance, spitefulness and divisiveness seem to be the characteristics of the Government’s approach to attempting to…22 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. It is, of course, the last possible day on which we can debate them, four weeks after the policy came into force, and some…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, first, I declare my interests in the register. I thank the Minister for taking both these Statements, because we are in fact updating ourselves on Thursday’s and…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesIt is disingenuous for the Minister to say, in answer to my noble friend Lord Hunt, that this is not a health issue. Following on from the question of the noble Baroness, Lady…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceMy Lords, I would like to follow up on the Question of the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, which was about investment. The UK spends on average half as much on capital in healthcare…20 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI do not think that I need to say much in response to the remarks that were, I think, unanimous in their support for my amendment and the other amendments in the group. The cap on…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, at last we begin the scrutiny of this important Bill. Although we have been keen to make progress with the MMD Bill, if I might call it that, it is not at the expense of…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, in many ways this group of amendments is at the heart of the Bill. The Minister will know that there is real anxiety among stakeholders, be they large or small pharma,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in this preliminary and important debate on the Bill. The noble Lord, Lord Patel, made an important point concerning primary…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillLike the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, I shall have a minor moan. It is normal practice to give fellow Peers sight of government amendments at least on the day they are put down, so…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillResponding to the very last thing that the Minister said, he will have to tell us what those other ways are during the course of this discussion. This has been a well-informed…19 Oct 2020