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HANSARDNHS: DataI wish all noble Lords a happy Data Protection Day, and it is a wonderful day to celebrate it. On the questions raised by the noble Lord, I reassure the House that the Government…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: DataI am afraid I do not have those precise arrangements to hand. I would be glad to track them down and write to the noble Lord.28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Children’s Emergency BedsMy Lords, in November 2019, 321 paediatric critical care beds were available in England, of which 268 were occupied, giving an occupancy rate of 83.5%. Management of these…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Children’s Emergency BedsI thank the noble Baroness for her question and for the detailed article that she wrote for PoliticsHome giving the thinking behind it. In it, serious questions are asked by the…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Children’s Emergency BedsThe noble Baroness asked about the statistics. The anecdotes put forward by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the president of the Paediatric Intensive Care Society are…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Children’s Emergency BedsThe noble Baroness touches on an incredibly important point. Undoubtedly, accident and emergency services are suffering a big spike in attendance by children and young people. I…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Children’s Emergency BedsThe specific example cited by my noble friend is not one that I am able to comment on, but she raises an important question about resources for paediatric care. This Government…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Children’s Emergency BedsThe Government are investing in 50,000 new nurses, many of whom will be trained for exactly the kind of services that the noble Baroness described. In particular, mental health…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryThe noble Baroness is absolutely right about harmful myths. The Government are deeply concerned about the climate in which this industry is operating. We will be looking into how…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryThere are three key frameworks. The GMC oversees how medical practitioners coach and deal with those applying for this procedure. The CQC looks at the premises and procedures of…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryThe noble Lord touches on the key dilemma of this issue. Cosmetic surgery is appropriate in many circumstances. There are many women who wish to repair damage, for instance from…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryThe noble Baroness is quite right. It is extremely distressing to hear of these stories. The Government are absolutely determined to catch up and review exactly these kinds of…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryMy noble friend describes an extremely distressing situation. I am very grateful to her for meeting me yesterday to discuss specifically the situation with the Yazidis. The NGOs…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryMy Lords, no one should undergo any surgical procedure that they do not want or need. Pressuring a female partner or family member into having an unnecessary surgical procedure is…23 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThose parts of the pension that are already in the bag, as it were, will continue to be uprated, depending on where they move to. If they move to another area where there is a…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for the opportunity to respond to the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Miller, and to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThat is a question of sufficient complexity that I am reluctant to commit to an answer at the Dispatch Box, but I will be glad to come back to the noble Lord with a detailed…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am not sure that I completely understand the question. If they have qualified for the UK state pension while still in the UK, of course they will take their pension with them.…16 Jan 2020HANSARDCriminal Records Notifications DisclosureThe data arrangements that Britain is committed to are handled with great delicacy by this country. Ministers are thoroughly committed to trying to make them work, and Britain has…15 Jan 2020HANSARDCriminal Records Notifications DisclosureThe noble Lord is quite right to emphasise the importance of this matter, but the correct channel for communication with our EU partners is through dialogue with COPEN, the…15 Jan 2020