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HANSARDSugar Reduction Programme: BreadMy Lords, will the Minister join me in congratulating Tesco and Sainsbury’s? They have announced that, even though the Government are backtracking on the proposed ban on volume…25 May 2022HANSARDHigh-rise Buildings: Evacuation of Disabled ResidentsDid I understand the Minister to say in a previous answer, that in the absence of PEEPs, in the case of a fire, it could be up to family and friends to get a disabled person out?25 May 2022HANSARDSafeguarding of Young ChildrenMy Lords, is the Minister aware that both Scotland and Wales have banned parents and carers from hitting their children? Is she interested to know that, when I had a meeting with…24 May 2022HANSARDPharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors—Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022My Lords, I have always thought that the purpose of highlighting errors in the health service should be to learn and to avoid repeats, rather than to lay blame. That is why I…23 May 2022HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceOne of the ambitions in the life sciences vision is to enable early diagnosis and treatment, including immunotherapies such as cancer vaccines. However, last year, 20 treatment…23 May 2022HANSARDCatapults (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, it was a privilege to be a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee, under the able leadership of the noble Lord, Lord Patel, when we produced the report on…19 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I too welcome the mention in the gracious Speech of the long-awaited draft mental health Bill, but that has been covered extremely well by my noble friend Lady Tyler and…17 May 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I begin by welcoming Motion B, which puts in place government Amendments 30C to 30K, laid in another place. They relate to the Secretary of State’s role in major NHS…26 Apr 2022HANSARDFolic Acid FortificationMy Lords, over the past two years, the Government have made urgent decisions about Covid-19 to save lives and save sickness. Why can they not, in light of the strength of the…06 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I plan to address matters in the group that have not been addressed by my noble friends. They are workforce planning, reconfiguration and organ tourism. First, on Motion…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall make a few brief comments about Motions A, E, G1, L1 and Q. On Motion A, we very much welcome the Government’s amendments in lieu, to make it clear that no…05 Apr 2022HANSARDOckenden ReportMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. We must acknowledge that the vast majority of midwives, nurses and clinicians providing maternity services do their…30 Mar 2022HANSARDCivil Servants: Reduction of NumbersMy Lords, given the Prime Minister’s emphasis on the importance of science and technology, as proved by his establishment of the new Council for Science and Technology, chaired by…24 Mar 2022HANSARDGazprom EnergyMy Lords, is the Minister aware of a recent paper by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit which shows that our dependence on Russian gas could be quickly and permanently…24 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this Bill is of great significance to the NHS, care services and, in particular, patients and residents in the care system. As the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I would like to ask some questions about data. We are told that the Government’s policy has been data driven. As my noble friend just pointed out, the Prime Minister…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022I am sorry to interrupt the Minister and I thank him for all that information, but is he in a position to answer the question asked by my noble friend Lady Tyler about vaccination…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, at the risk of being boring, I am one of those people who has been asking for this for the last 20 years. I started off asking for the number of units of alcohol in a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, rightly said, the devil is in the detail. That is what Parliament does and it is what the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, is asking…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have in my hands the latest cancer waiting time figures. It is very unfortunate that, despite the hard work of NHS staff, every single metric was worse in January than…16 Mar 2022