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HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, reference has been made to healthcare outcomes, where we are nearly at the bottom. It is rather like saying, “Everything went well but the patient died.” One of the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, I think that as the last Back-Bench speaker, I am the last of the people to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, which I warmly do on this excellent Bill. It is…10 Sept 2021HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, it is a great honour to take part in this debate, initiated by our good friend, the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett. It is also great for me, because I get lower and lower…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I join in welcoming the Bill and paying tribute to the Armed Forces, but I do reflect that, while we make a tribute to the Armed Forces, during the time of Covid the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, I give general support to the idea put forward by my noble friend Lord Norton, but I reflect on the words of my noble friend Lady Noakes that any appointments commission…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEU Bilateral Agreements for Asylum SeekersMy Lords, does the Minister accept that asylum seekers, who are not required to take any PCR test when they land in the United Kingdom—unlike double-vaccinated Members of this…06 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanThere are one or two facts we might like to face. First, what has happened is quite predictable. President Trump announced the withdrawal from Afghanistan; President Biden…18 Aug 2021HANSARDNHS UpdateMy Lords, while I am sure that we appreciate the work done by NHS staff, I remind noble Lords that it was NHS staff in the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford who put a “Do not…22 Jul 2021HANSARDBelarus: ElectionsIt is a great pleasure to introduce this debate, which is overdue. By way of background, all my political life—in fact, all my life—I have been involved in some aspect or other of…22 Jul 2021HANSARDBelarus: ElectionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of joining forces with the governments of (1) France, (2) Germany, and (3) the United States of…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCouncil of Europe Convention on Access to Official DocumentsMy Lords, I also have an MI5 file, which I discovered after a recent government publication. What distressed me was that all the information in it was wrong. Can the Minister make…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I welcome the direction in which the Government are now proceeding. I quote from the Statement: “To those who say, ‘Why take this step now?’, I say, ‘If not now, when?’”…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPost-Brexit Financial SettlementMy Lords, certain people have tried to make mischief with this figure. What we need—I think we have now had it from the Minister—is a clear statement that we will stand by the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I begin by associating myself with the remarks of the noble Lords, Lord Adonis and Lord Cormack, thanking the Leader and the staff and the Leaders of the other parties…13 Jul 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I have been raising this matter since I became president of the British Dietetic Association, and my presidency ended a year ago. It seems that we go round and round in…13 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesI am afraid I am not going to be as helpful as my noble friend Lord Cormack. Some interesting points have been made during this debate. One of the most interesting is the fact…13 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesAt end insert “but that this House believes that the Lord Speaker should call members during oral questions, in a manner similar to that which pertains in the House of Commons;…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I welcome the fact we are losing our obsession with Covid and learning to live with it. Earlier this week the Minister mentioned the NHS winter plan and said that it…08 Jul 2021HANSARDUK–Commonwealth Trading RelationshipMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Howell for initiating this debate and welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, to her new role. She will probably find this place a bit…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s conversion to living with the disease, which I have said for some time that we have to do. In answer to my noble friend Lady Altmann’s question,…06 Jul 2021