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HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersThe noble Baroness is entirely right, and a growing number of people do take that kind of pragmatic approach. But we have to be realistic: many people are not prepared to put…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, we absolutely agree. That is exactly how the guidelines are written and exactly the guidance sent into the system. The issue we face is much more pastoral in nature: it…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, we will address the audit points made by the noble Baroness. I completely endorse the importance of training; that is at the heart of the report and we acknowledge its…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersThe noble Baroness makes a very fair point; such care needs to be in the work plan particularly of those with learning difficulties, but of all those in care. We absolutely…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersI will gently push back against the noble Baroness: the policy is absolutely crystal clear. Blanket DNACPR is not the policy of this Government, as was repeated time and time…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, I can absolutely reassure the right reverend Prelate that the Minister with responsibility for patient safety and mental health care will be heading the ministerial…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, we could not be moving more quickly. We got the report out before the end of the pandemic; we have acknowledged the issue and written numerous letters into the system,…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersNo, my Lords, I do not accept that the report is simply the tip of the iceberg; it is very thorough and goes into the matter extremely carefully. However, there are important…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, yes, I do.24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersI reassure the noble Baroness that there has been a huge amount of stakeholder engagement, with Mencap, Turning Point and others. It is not the role of the CQC to do individual…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidThe noble Baroness’s figures are not quite the same as the ones I have in front of me. The mandatory fortification of bread flour with folic acid in Australia resulted in a 14.4%…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, for his stamina on this important issue. Since the consultation on folic acid in flour closed, there has been considerable…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I pay tribute to both the stamina and the passion with which the noble Lord puts his case. He puts it extremely persuasively. We have worked hard to engage with…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidThe noble Baroness puts the case well. It is an issue that I feel personally committed to; a cousin of mine was born with a neural tube defect many years ago, and the effects of…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidI am grateful to the noble Baroness for reminding me of my words on that matter. I will endeavour to find an answer to her very particular question. I worry that the very large…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I think my noble friend alludes to the rollout of the vaccine, which has been the consummate preventive medicine programme that the country has ever seen. It is, I hope,…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, the noble Lord blows my own words in my face very effectively indeed. He is entirely right—we are committed to preventive medicine in the round. Fluoridation is one…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy noble friend makes the case extremely well. I reassure him that, in February 2020, officials from the DHSC and Defra met representatives from the Society for the Protection of…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I accept the passion with which the noble Baroness has made her case, but it is not fair to say that we have done nothing. The consultation is in place, policy-making is…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I accept the challenge from my noble friend, who articulates his point extremely well. I can see in front of me the timeline on this issue. I can only say that we are…23 Mar 2021