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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I join him and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham in paying tribute to my noble friend Lady Sugg for her work…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 149, 151 and 153 in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Walmsley and Lady Boycott. The amendments…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, who has put the challenge extremely well. I endorse much of what she says.…03 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling AdvertisingMy Lords, I am a champion of innovation, and I pay tribute to the gambling industry for the remarkable innovations it has made. I am not a big gambler—I enjoy the odd flutter—but…01 Mar 2022HANSARDCrypto CurrenciesMy Lords, the financial sanctions on those supporting Putin may well lead to a flight to crypto among those trying to squirrel away their assets. Can my noble friend the Minister…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 30. My noble friend Lady Stroud has put extremely well the reasons why this was never a good policy. On basic Conservative principles—that the route…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to Schedule 17 generally and in support of Amendment 244 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. In doing so, I declare my wife’s interest as a…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI will also speak briefly in support of the register for social care workers, and I very much echo the words of my noble friend Lord Young. During the pandemic, we faced a huge…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is quite daunting to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher. I very much hope that she will not be driven to writing a book about this, although if she did, maybe we…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesMy Lords, shoot owners contribute £250 million and volunteers contribute 3.9 million volunteering days every year. What assessment has the department made of the value of this…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I also support Amendment 46 and the amendment in the names of my noble friend Lady Stroud and the noble Baronesses, Lady Lister, Lady Prashar and Lady Ludford. I support…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Antiviral PillsMy Lords, antivirals have shown their efficacy against HIV, hepatitis C, influenza, and now, thanks to the Eddie Gray Antivirals Taskforce, against Covid—but they work only if…31 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Antiviral PillsMy Lords—31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I an enormously grateful for this debate, because this clause and related clauses are critical both to achieving the digital transformation aims of the NHS, referred to…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will briefly say that I am extremely optimistic about family hubs. They answer the challenge to solve the complexity around integration incredibly well. My noble…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 266 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, and Amendment 293 in the name of my noble friend Lord Lansley for all the reasons that my noble…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I would like to speak in support of Amendment 297 from my noble friend Lord Forsyth and specifically address the issue of timing that the amendment refers to: “The…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I, too, praise the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his analysis and for rightly identifying the important connection between trust and confidentiality, and the noble…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I came face to face with the nation’s health inequalities every morning in the departmental Covid response group, the COBRA meetings and the COBRA gold, when we went…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I want to say a brief word in support of the amendment on innovation in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. Having just been the Minister for Innovation, I…11 Jan 2022