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HANSARDOsimertinib Cancer TreatmentMy Lords, we are watchful of the concerns to which the noble Lord refers but it is our hope and aspiration that there will not be the kind of delays or trouble that he explained.…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I enjoyed the contemporary dance at Sadler’s Wells, which really lifted my heart, but I rather wish I had been at Saracens for that thumping victory and to see my…18 May 2021HANSARDOsimertinib Cancer TreatmentMy noble friend is, as ever, all over the detail. It is my understanding that the gap is a matter of weeks rather than there being any clinical divergence in assessment of the…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Baroness is entirely right to cite the examples of Australia and New Zealand and the challenges they have had with staff manning managed quarantine facilities.…18 May 2021HANSARDOsimertinib Cancer TreatmentMy Lords, I am not aware of a Strepsil shortage in Northern Ireland but I would be glad to write to the noble Baroness if I have any information.18 May 2021HANSARDOsimertinib Cancer TreatmentMy Lords, I reject the accusation of complacency. We have worked unbelievably hard with Northern Irish stakeholders, the pharmaceutical industry and EU colleagues to ensure the…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am enormously grateful to the noble Baroness for that creative and thoughtful question. The good news is that the number of absconding residents from managed quarantine is…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to my noble friend for her insight. She is entirely right; this awful pandemic does have a silver lining, which is that it can be an inflection…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I pay tribute to the bus industry. Many noble Lords will remember those terrible stories at the beginning of the pandemic about bus drivers having an extremely high…18 May 2021HANSARDOsimertinib Cancer TreatmentI endorse my noble friend’s recommendations. He is entirely right that the old method of diagnostics, which relied a lot on patients attending diagnostic appointments in hospital,…18 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareMy Lords, the Prime Minister has made it very clear that he is committed to bringing forward proposals to address this issue before the end of the year. He stands by that…17 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareI pay tribute to those who deliver person-centred care. The noble Lord referred to hospices, and I am extraordinarily touched and impressed by the way in which they delivered on…17 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareMy Lords, the noble Baroness puts the case for supported housing social care for those with low levels of dementia extremely well. It is slightly beyond the purview of the…17 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareMy Lords, we want a society where every person with dementia—and their families and carers—receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis to the end of their life. The…17 May 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Local Authority Enforcement Powers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, we are here today to discuss the regulations allowing the move to step 2 of the coronavirus road map, a decision which not only allowed us to reclaim some normality in…17 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareThe noble Lord hits the nail on the head. Our entire response to the pandemic has taught us that early intervention and diagnostics are absolutely critical, and that is at the…17 May 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Local Authority Enforcement Powers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Local Authority Enforcement Powers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.…17 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to my noble friend for raising Dementia Action Week, a time to celebrate the contribution of those who care for people with these conditions. I…17 May 2021HANSARDEating Disorder Services: ReferralsMy Lords, the eating habits of the nation have changed considerably in recent years. The amount of food that people eat that has been prepared by others has risen dramatically,…17 May 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareMy Lords, I am afraid it is beyond my reach to define the terms of the inquiry, but I entirely endorse the noble Baroness’s depiction of the very cruel dilemma we have faced over…17 May 2021