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HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, during the current crisis, people have become very focused on food. Families have been relying on food parcels from voluntary groups and food banks, which are…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, farmers are vital to our food industry but, to make ends meet, many have diversified. This makes access to government support complex and difficult. Many are finding…30 Apr 2020HANSARDScientific Advisory Group for EmergenciesMy Lords, the Government have said that they are following the science, but SAGE does not include people from three very relevant sciences: public health, social science and…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the Secretary of State said that he would mention treatments, but he focused only on vaccinations, which are of course important. However, I would like to ask about…23 Apr 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, for securing this important debate. It is very timely because the appalling bush fires in Australia have put the…06 Feb 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s reassurances. Is she aware that in London last year 265 fewer members of the public attempted CPR on people nearby whose hearts had stopped?…30 Jan 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, many years ago, when I was training to be a teacher, I had to spend a week observing in a primary school even though I was preparing to be a secondary teacher. One…29 Jan 2020HANSARDTokyo Nutrition for Growth SummitMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for securing this important debate this evening. I strongly suspect that there will be considerable agreement with what he just…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: SepsisMy Lords, it can be difficult to diagnose sepsis in people with learning disabilities and difficult for them to realise that they may have it. The NHS has a very good little video…22 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS and Social Care: StaffingMy Lords, there are particular shortages of nurses in certain specialties such as children’s palliative care, children’s mental health and learning difficulties. What will the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank the Minister and the other winders for graciously giving me permission to speak, even though I may have to leave before the end of the debate because of a health…09 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth Service Safety Investigations Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank the Minister for introducing this Bill. I have always believed that, if you want to know what is wrong in an organisation, the best thing you can do is ask…29 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I have recently had cause to be very grateful to the NHS and its dedicated staff. However, a service that leaves a vulnerable elderly patient in A&E waiting seven hours…22 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Medicines and Medical DevicesMy Lords, in my local pharmacy there is a poster on the wall asking patients not to blame pharmacy staff for the current shortages of medicines and medical devices. While…02 Oct 2019HANSARDInfluenza: People with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, is the Minister interested in the views of the pharmacist I consulted yesterday on this Question? He said that his difficulty was identifying the local people with…01 Oct 2019HANSARDSpace Science and TechnologyMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, for securing this debate. When devising our industrial strategy, it makes sense to assess our opportunities and play to our…15 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingMy Lords, I was alarmed to read the Public Health England report about unacceptably high levels of sugar in baby foods, even some labelled as being healthy. What steps are the…09 Jul 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesMy Lords, what is the system of recording adverse events related to vaccines or medicines? Given the multiplicity of databases in the NHS, how robust is that system and when was…18 Jun 2019HANSARDFood and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I too thank the Minister for outlining all the technical details of this SI. Of course, this instrument has been withdrawn from the Order Paper twice before. Some of the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDChildren: GamingMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, said, this is about gaming, not gambling. Although some games can indeed be beneficial, some of them have covert elements of gambling in…23 May 2019