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HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy noble friend has just made a fantastic pitch for my job. He articulated the case for investing in Britain to pharmaceutical and medical devices companies around the world.…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord puts the situation well. I do not agree with every aspect of his assessment, but his concerns are shared by the Government. We keep the whole situation…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy Lords, I simply do not recognise the characterisation that the noble Baroness has just presented. The view of our treatment of the elderly and vulnerable taken by Amnesty…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsMy Lords, there was a global epidemic: fact. There was a breakdown in the global supply chains: fact. There was a need for PPE on the front line of healthcare: fact. We were…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsMy Lords, the noble Lord’s imaginative reach is to be applauded. I will be absolutely categorical about what I said on 1 March. I never said that the ends justified the means or…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsI completely and utterly reject the suggestion that priority was given to people who had connections in the right place. Priority was given to those who had plausible products…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsMy Lords, I personally share the noble Lord’s frustration over the subject of reusable gowns. It strikes me as sensible and good for the environment for us to be able to use…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsI am grateful for my noble friend’s remarks. Absolutely—the public expected us to act, not to push paper. I pay tribute to officials from the Department of Health and in…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsWe absolutely endeavour to fulfil the Cabinet Office guidelines on the publication of contracts, and I can provide that reassurance to the noble Baroness. It is my understanding…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsI do not know about a public inquiry; that will be for others to decide. I absolutely re-emphasise the Government’s commitment to transparency. As for my noble friend Lady…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsMy Lords, with regard to the publication of contracts, the number of contract award notices that have been published is 609 out of 609. For contract finder notices, it is 892 out…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsThe noble Baroness is right: it has been the most amazing turnaround—an achievement that has surprised me. This has absolutely turned on its head some of the assumptions about…11 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyThis debate is, unfortunately, not the place for me to be able to make that sort of commitment, but I completely take on board the point that the noble Baroness makes. There are…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, we are largely inviting written submissions from individuals and organisations with expertise in women’s health. It is envisaged that this could largely be done either…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyThe noble Baroness is way ahead of me on that extremely specific point. I would be very happy to understand it more clearly, and if she could write to me with the details, I would…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy noble friend makes her case extremely powerfully, and the numbers she cites are extremely persuasive. I do not have a full brief on the treatment of abortion complication…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, I have previously referred to the challenge of gender-comprehensive clinical trials. There is growing evidence that drug prescriptions should be personalised a great…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, as Minister for Innovation I favour using technology and the latest techniques wherever possible to provide options and choices for all patients, including women, to…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyYes, I can reassure the noble Lord that the call for evidence is open to everyone aged 16 and over, which, of course, includes people with disabilities and learning disabilities.…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, the question of fragmentation does not affect women alone; it is a problem across the healthcare system. However, the noble Baroness is entirely right: some of the…09 Mar 2021