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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I certainly support these three amendments so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege. The beauty of their presentations is…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have been in this House for 22 years and I have been asking for this for at least 20 of them. It really is time that the Government got on with it. At the time, I was…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I regret that I cannot follow the edict of that late, great Liberal Democrat, Nicholas Parsons, and speak for only one minute. The Committee knows that it is my habit to…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, last week, when we debated the call for a separate list of properly qualified cosmetic surgeons, I received a briefing from the GMC about the forthcoming new system of…04 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, I associate myself with the Minister’s remarks and the Front-Bench contributions about the importance of the professional duty of health and care staff to take the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: AccountingMy Lords, those in the VIP lane were 10 times more likely to be awarded a contract, although there was no evidence that they had more expertise than any other company. Of the £8.7…02 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, a very compelling and, indeed, conclusive case has been made by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, and other speakers in favour of this amendment, and I hope the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, if the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, is the general, we are all her foot soldiers. There have been some excellent speeches. In particular, the noble Baroness…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, numerous reports from Select Committees of your Lordships’ House have recommended that the NHS and care system do things differently in order to use resources…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on cancer and a great supporter of John Baron’s campaign on outcomes. Of course, as noble Lords…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I too support the noble Lord, Lord Warner. I well remember reading the report of the House of Lords Select Committee on the sustainability of our health and care…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this group rightly began with an amendment about adequate provision in dentistry. As we have heard, there is currently a massive shortfall in provision of NHS dentists…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will be as brief as I can. I have a few words about some of the amendments in this wide-ranging group. Amendment 243 would protect the title “nurse”. I know from…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMay I ask the Minister whether councillors were consulted?26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. Clauses 39 and 64 give the widest possible powers of intervention to the Secretary of State and even the power to delegate that…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, said, Clause 21 is about representation on the integrated care partnerships, and new Section 116ZA specifies who should be on the committee…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendments in this group, so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Crisp. The noble Lord, Lord Lansley, asked: what is the problem to which…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I, too, support the noble Baronesses, Lady Greengross and Lady Finlay. It is right that people should have the cost-effective continuing care to which they have a right.…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak on my own behalf; I am not representing anybody. The substantive issue is a conscience issue. I do, however, support the amendment in the name of the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillGovernments always tell us how much money they have spent, but the question is always: has it met the demand? The money that the Minister has just mentioned is to try to cover the…26 Jan 2022