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HANSARDAnti-obesity StrategiesMy Lords, following on from the noble Baroness’s question, do the Government have eating disorder experts, including those with lived experience, advising them as part of their…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, I place on record our thanks to the teachers, head teachers, school staff, university and FE college staff and others making it possible for our children and young people…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rise in the number of people testing positive for Covid-19.09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsI thank the Minister for that Answer. I was finding it difficult to know in which direction to point myself in framing a question about our testing system, but he has given me the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideMy Lords, we need to return to statistics. Last week, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that new figures from the ONS showed that the number of suicides…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, first, I need to declare my interests as a former member of a clinical commissioning group and a current non-executive member of a hospital trust—because, of course, we…07 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to publish the scientific advice which informs decisions to lift restrictions put in place to address Covid-19 in specific…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsI thank the Minister. On the ministerial Zoom, I witnessed the Conservative MP for Shipley having what looked like a hissy fit when the Bradford lockdown was announced. Despite…03 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020I agree with everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, has just said. We shall get to that point by the end of this month. I congratulate the Minister on the marathon…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement and the Covid update that the House will discuss today. We are, of course, all on the same side in fighting this virus. I hope the…03 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill, all noble Lords for their contributions and all the organisations, including the Library, that have sent us briefings. I…02 Sept 2020HANSARDChildhood ObesityI have two questions for the Minister. Could he explain to the House why Professor Dame Sally Davies’ 2019 report on childhood obesity, which made 49 recommendations, seems to…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister and other noble Lords for their remarks. Here we are again. I do not intend to rehearse the absurdity of this debate; we need to look on it as an…29 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, I gave the Minister notice on Friday that, because we had not taken a Statement about Covid for three weeks, I will need to address the three Statements that are…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020I have asked for extra time for the Back-Benchers but it is not in my gift; it is probably not in the Minister’s gift either. However, I hope that the usual channels will take…24 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020Can I just say for clarification that as we were discussing these SIs, the news came through on my technology that we will have a ministerial Statement on Monday? I am sure that…24 Jul 2020HANSARDSmokingMy Lords, it would be nice if, on his birthday, we could get to my noble friend Lord Simon, so my question is very short—fewer than 75 words. Inequalities in smoking remain the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentMy Lords, I refer back to what the noble Lord said about the amount of PPE that is needed. It is actually the case that in the 2016 report it was signalled that we would need a…16 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. I start with the words of the chair of the review, our colleague, the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, who said when she launched…15 Jul 2020HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic DiversityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that ethnic diversity is fully reflected in all aspects of medical teaching and learning.14 Jul 2020