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HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic DiversityThank you, my Lords. I thank the Minister for that Answer. We live in a multiracial society; our NHS serves everyone and is staffed by everyone. However, the training of our…14 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Coronavirus Vaccine ProgrammeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom will participate in the European Union coronavirus vaccine programme.13 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Coronavirus Vaccine ProgrammeI thank the Minister for that Answer. I think the noble Lord would not be surprised if some anxiety was not expressed about this issue, for two reasons. First, the Government have…13 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI think we can see that we need a longer discussion on this report. It is quite clear that some of its excellent recommendations will require primary legislation and I hope the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, following on from what the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, said, the Minister’s party has form for not honouring cross-party co-operation on this issue. To mitigate that,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19Last Wednesday, the Minister advised noble Lords that the lockdown in Leicester was being carried out under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 and that regulations…08 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Residential CareMy Lords, I return to the question raised by my noble friend Lady Armstrong and the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, because, while it is obviously welcome for the Minister to thank…07 Jul 2020HANSARDMedicinal CannabisMy Lords, it is deeply concerning that no new NHS prescriptions for full extract cannabis oil have been issued since the medicinal use of the drug was legalised more than 18…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Mental Health ServicesMy Lords, health and social care workers battling through the coronavirus pandemic are paying a heavy mental and emotional toll and will continue to do so. Yet the current mental…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Mental HealthI return to the Question asked by my noble friend Lord Bradley. We know that around a third of schools currently do not provide school-based mental health support and that many…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I thank the Minister for providing the Statement. Many in Leicester are wondering why it has taken so long to act, when authorities knew that there was a surge of…01 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020Will the Minister give way? I know that it is a strange thing to ask these days. I am using public transport all the time to get to and from your Lordships’ House. I can report…25 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, very conveniently, following on from the noble Baroness’s remarks, I will repeat the question that I did not get to put yesterday in the Chamber because other noble…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusTo follow on from the question asked in the previous debate by the noble Baroness, Lady Rawlings, in the last week the Secretary of State, when explaining the failure of the NHSX…22 Jun 2020HANSARDNurses: RecruitmentMy Lords, does the Minister agree with the Chief Nurse, Professor Mark Radford, that student nurses who volunteered to be redeployed on the front line during the pandemic are now…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Mental HealthMy Lords, four in 10 pupils are not in regular touch with their teachers, there is a sharp educational divide between the rich and the poor, one in eight children and young people…16 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these Covid-19 regulations and all the speakers this evening. Tonight’s debate is taking place at the wrong time. We are being asked…15 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, the law already stands. The Government have a legal duty, under the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, to comply with their international human rights…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: MasksMy Lords, a speed dating debate such as this one at least ensures brevity. I congratulate noble Lords. There is a theme to the questions: our regret at another issue that…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Cancelled Medical OperationsMy Lords, it is important that the Minister informs the House about how beds there are in the private sector, how many were occupied, at what cost and whether there will be a…10 Jun 2020