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HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsMy Lords, the design goals for the NHS app should be to make it as easy and frictionless as possible for legitimate users to access the system, while making it as difficult and…19 Dec 2023HANSARDAI-generated Public ServicesMy Lords, I will follow up the Minister’s previous answer. The public sector can benefit from many kinds of artificial intelligence that are a long way from the image of a killer…14 Dec 2023HANSARDElgin MarblesMy Lords, I wanted to take part in this debate because I love ancient artefacts—so much so that my career began in ruins, working as a field archaeologist, trowel in hand. Please…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesMy Lords, the Health Security Agency report warns that London may already be suitable for the survival of the kinds of mosquitoes that spread diseases. This is very worrying for…14 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingMy Lords, a key part of the equation for long-term social care sustainability is charging reform, yet the National Audit Office report points out that the Government have scrapped…12 Dec 2023HANSARDOrgan DonationsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, which takes me back more than a decade to when I worked at Facebook. That may seem like a weird connection, but back in…12 Dec 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My Lords, it is good that this instrument applies only to ambulance trusts in England. That is the last time I will use the word “good” in association with this statutory…06 Dec 2023HANSARDCancer Research UK ReportMy Lords, I recently had a meeting at one of our excellent specialist cancer hospitals. It explained that it had tens of millions of pounds in the bank that it would like to spend…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusMy Lords, I take the Foreign Secretary back to a previous answer he gave about the property register, which is a very important step forward in understanding whether corrupt…05 Dec 2023HANSARDNational Health Service: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I am not able to go back to the foundation of the NHS like the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, but I will start by going back half way, to 37 and a half years ago, when I was…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBenefit Claimants: Free PrescriptionsMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London helpfully said in her opening speech that she was in some ways surprised to see that this issue would require…30 Nov 2023HANSARDLiving in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing (COVID-19 Committee Report)My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the committee for a thought-provoking report. My comments will reflect reactions to some of the recommendations within it. I start with…29 Nov 2023HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023My Lords, it is good to be able to debate a piece of legislation that is quite technical but still quite important. The regulations themselves are entirely sensible as tidying-up…27 Nov 2023HANSARDHealth Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023My Lords, this is an altogether weightier statutory instrument than the previous one we discussed, running to many pages and with lots of interesting new acronyms. The noble…27 Nov 2023HANSARDLearning Disabilities and Autism: Solitary Confinement in HospitalMy Lords, on a good day we learn in and through debates in this place, as we bring a mix of different experiences. I was struck by the suggestion of the noble Baroness, Lady…23 Nov 2023HANSARDMental Health: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Russell for securing this debate. Like many others, I am impressed by how quickly he has brought value to the work of this House…23 Nov 2023HANSARDClimate and NatureMy Lords, to bring the Minister back to his own department, can he confirm whether it has any plans to increase funding for international health observatories that are focused on…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, I know the Minister is keen to ensure that people who are fit to leave hospital can do so quickly, but is he concerned that local government spending restrictions,…22 Nov 2023HANSARDMental Health Act 1983The Government keep telling us that they plan to take other measures to improve mental health outcomes in the absence of the legislation. I hope the Minister will understand why,…21 Nov 2023HANSARDNHS: General Medical PractitionersMy Lords, among the fastest-growing groups on the doctors register are so-called specialty and associate specialist doctors and locally employed doctors. These doctors are not…20 Nov 2023