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HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsMy Lords, I draw the Minister’s attention to a study published this week showing a welcome reduction in the number of hospital extractions of children’s teeth due to the soft…15 Nov 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority Ethnic Babies: Mortality RatesMy Lords, behind every figure in the national child mortality database lies a personal family tragedy, which we all need to try to understand and reduce as far as we can, as the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingMy Lords, following on from the Minister’s answer to the noble Lord’s supplementary question, most integrated care boards will have only a very small number of residents who need…14 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, there is significant public interest in the companies developing artificial intelligence working together on common safety standards, but in doing so they may run the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDCertificate of Sponsorship: Foreign Health and Care WorkersMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it would be very helpful to have a long-term national social care workforce plan, so that we can compare the assessed need for care workers…13 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I will largely speak to the health and care aspects of the gracious Speech, while colleagues who are more expert will cover some of the other areas. I have been very…09 Nov 2023HANSARDUltra-processed FoodMy Lords, to follow on from the questions asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, there is a public expectation that the delayed junk food advertising regulations will mean…26 Oct 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyMy Lords, the suicide prevention strategy says that DWP staff will be trained to identify benefit claimants who express suicidal thoughts and escalate these appropriately. Can the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDChildren’s Health: Ultra-processed FoodsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, for prompting this debate. I shall use my brief remarks to make a modest proposal that I hope will offer the Minister a…25 Oct 2023HANSARDHealth: MigrainesMy Lords, the NHS website helpfully provides real-time information on wait times for headache and migraine referrals. Less helpfully, these currently range between 33 weeks and 53…24 Oct 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeMy Lords, I shall not disappoint the Minister by failing to follow up on this question of vaccine hesitancy, which certainly came to the fore during the Covid pandemic. Like many…19 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Waiting Times: Long-Term Sickness AbsenceMy Lords, the most common conditions that lead to economic inactivity are mental health conditions such as depression and acute anxiety. What are the Government doing to get on…19 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesMy Lords, it is naturally very stressful for any parent when they face a long wait for their child’s paediatric referral. That stress is often compounded by the fact that it is…16 Oct 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care (Adult Social Care Committee Report)My Lords, I also congratulate the committee on a very comprehensive and useful report. My noble friend Lady Barker is very sorry that she cannot be here, due to family…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsMy Lords, the NHS Long T erm Workforce Plan will make funding available for an increased number of nurse training places, which is of course welcome, but the increase in capacity…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Health Service: Major Conditions StrategyMy Lords, in June, the Government announced a ring-fenced AI diagnostic fund of £21 million to support the major conditions strategy. Will the Minister update the House on…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHealth: Osteoporosis and FracturesMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, for securing the debate and to the Royal Osteoporosis Society for meeting me recently. In the short time…14 Sept 2023HANSARDHealthcare: Controlled DrugsMy Lords, we are grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell, for pressing this issue for some time now, not just in this debate but in previous Questions, because it is…14 Sept 2023HANSARDReinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete: HospitalsMy Lords, to give credit where it is due, the DHSC has produced a very good fact sheet on RAAC in the NHS. I draw the Minister’s attention to the last line of it—the place where…13 Sept 2023HANSARDChildren’s Health: SugarMy Lords, the Minister has told us previously that the Government are going slow on their ban on junk food advertising because they want to give time to manufacturers to…12 Sept 2023