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HANSARDEating Disorder Services: ReferralsMy Lords, eating disorders are serious, life-threatening conditions. We recognise eating disorder services are facing increased demand from children and young people, with 719…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 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 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 CareMy Lords, I completely acknowledge the pressure the pandemic put on both formal and unpaid carers. That is why we put £6 billion into local authorities, to help support them in…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 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Person-centred Dementia CareMy Lords, according to the briefing before me, the 2020 dementia challenge commitment to spend £300 million on dementia research over five years has been delivered already, with…17 May 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, as my noble friend knows, the publication of the consultation on advertising is due soon, and I look to it very much. She is entirely right that obesity, seriousness of…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, Covid has been an extremely important educational experience; we have backed off from using the idea of “hard to reach”. Instead, we try to be much more effective at…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, consultations are there to have an honest conversation. It would be wrong for me to try to pre-empt the outcome of that consultation from the Dispatch Box.29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, there is already considerable co-ordination between the department, DCMS and DfE on exactly that. I highlight the money that has gone from the tax on soft drinks to…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, local public health resources have made a huge contribution in the last year through Covid. I pay tribute to those in local public health who have contributed so much…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionThe right reverend Prelate makes an extremely valuable point. He is spot on; these comorbidities are related and dealing with them is complex. It is possible to exacerbate one…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, I am grateful to the Royal College of Nursing and the noble Baroness for that extremely constructive and thoughtful suggestion. That is exactly the kind of…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, I absolutely endorse my noble friend’s points. This is an extremely important agenda which we are getting behind in a very big way. I also completely acknowledge and…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionMy Lords, we are redoubling our efforts on obesity, mental health, well-being and other aspects of prevention. That is why the Office for Health Promotion will operate from within…29 Apr 2021HANSARDOffice for Health PromotionI completely take the point of the noble Baroness. We are extremely conscious of the challenge presented by social media in particular to identity and sense of body image. I know…29 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Flight Passengers and Covid-19I am pleased to tell the noble Baroness that, as of 27 April, 1.2 million vaccinations have been administered in Northern Ireland, of which 919,000 were first doses and 356,000…28 Apr 2021