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HANSARDSafety of Medicines and Medical DevicesMy Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord O’Shaughnessy, on achieving this debate and on his passionate opening speech. There can be no greater issue in relation to…28 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Health: Eating DisordersMy Lords, in some areas, referrals for treatment are at a later stage of the illness than otherwise because some CCGs have increased the threshold for criteria to be satisfied…25 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman Fertilisation and Embryology: Frozen Eggs StorageMy Lords, the Minister has just claimed that the current law has public support. Can she say how recently that was explored and what the result was? Also, does the time limit have…20 Feb 2019HANSARDHonda in SwindonMy Lords, I noticed that the Minister did not answer the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, about the Government’s options in relation to no deal. A few minutes…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHonda in SwindonIt is a fact.19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Counterfeit MedicinesI thank the Minister for her reply and welcome her to Oral Questions. Under the falsified medicines directive, UK patients can have the confidence that their medicine is a genuine…07 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Counterfeit MedicinesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to protect patients from counterfeit medicines after the United Kingdom has left the European Union.07 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS: Workforce Implementation PlanMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the planned rollout of the new, more sensitive screening test for bowel cancer has been delayed because of a shortage of appropriate staff to…05 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Long Term PlanMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on his speech. I will focus on obesity and my colleagues will focus on other areas. Chapter 3 of the plan proposes…31 Jan 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Missed AppointmentsMy Lords, this morning I had an appointment at a hospital in Wales, for which I had two reminders on my mobile phone, yet because I live in Wales I do not have access to the NHS…30 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Insulin SuppliesMy Lords, there is already evidence that some insulin is going on restricted supply, which means that a pharmacist, once she has used up her allowance, will have to spend valuable…24 Jan 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, yesterday I received a letter from four children called Bamba, Louie, Oscar and Jakson, from year 6 at the Rofft Primary School in Marford, near my home. They are…24 Jan 2019HANSARDBreast Cancer: Women Over 73My Lords, has the department carried out any research—and if not, will it do so—into the number of women, like me, who were diagnosed with breast cancer on the final routine…15 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, it may creep again. The noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, asked us to be optimistic. I would not be a Liberal Democrat if I were not. I have great respect for the House of…09 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, I did not speak in the first debate. The speaking time is advisory. A number of noble Lords who took seven minutes before Christmas have taken another seven minutes…09 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationI ask the government Whip to bear it in mind that the Government have unnecessarily shortened the speakers’ list for tomorrow. If they had not done so, we would have several more…09 Jan 2019