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HANSARDFinancial Exclusion (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to open this very timely debate on the Liaison Committee’s follow-up report on financial exclusion. Perhaps I should explain the use of the word “timely”.…25 May 2022HANSARDFinancial Exclusion (Liaison Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Liaison Committee Tackling Financial Exclusion: A country that works for everyone?: Follow-up report (10th Report,…25 May 2022HANSARDFinancial Exclusion (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, this has been an absolutely excellent debate. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed and the Minister for his response. I know that time is extremely tight so I…25 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register, particularly as a non-executive director at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and as a member of the Financial…17 May 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I wish to lend my support very briefly to Motion B1, moved so very compellingly by the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege. I simply wish to pick up and echo the telling…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I wish to comment extremely briefly on Motion E, in relation to unpaid carers and hospital discharge, and to ask the Minister one question. I want first to pay tribute…05 Apr 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Financial InclusionWhat assessment have the Government made of the effectiveness of the FCA in tackling the poverty premium—that is, the extra cost that people on low incomes pay for essential…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersMy Lords, the most common health problems among homeless people are substance abuse, as the Minister just mentioned, and mental health problems; often it is a combination of the…21 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I speak in support of the amendment from my noble friend Lady Brinton. One of the main reasons I am doing so is that I think the messaging being put over at the moment…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I strongly support the two amendments in this group. In Committee, I spoke on hospital discharge, focusing particularly on carers who are working. As the noble Baroness,…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support these amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, as I did in Committee. In essence, they are about financial practices in the social care sector…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI support and very much welcome government Amendments 36, 157 and 185 in response to the powerful debates in Committee on children’s health, safeguarding, data-sharing and…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will be exceptionally brief and make two very quick points, but first I need to apologise for, when I spoke earlier, omitting to mention my registered interest as a…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 184, tabled in my name. I shall first respond briefly to the government amendment introduced as a result of the discussions in Committee,…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that very detailed and comprehensive response to my amendment. While in an ideal world I would like to see an amendment or measure in the Bill…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 297A and 297D. I will be brief, because we have already had a very lengthy and wide-ranging debate. The amendment in the name of the noble Baroness,…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 307 in my name. I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and the noble Lord, Lord Warner, for adding their names to it. I am…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support these amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. I thank her for putting them forward. The care sector is both complex and very little understood. Back…04 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, I was pleased to hear the Minister say just now that some care homes will choose to keep this as a condition of employment because of the reassurance that it gives to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I strongly support this group of amendments. I particularly endorse Amendment 269 regarding young carers, which was spoken to so compellingly by the noble Lord, Lord…31 Jan 2022