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HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his comments and reassure him that the Government are absolutely focused on the restart programme. The chief executive of the NHS has written…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsThe noble Lord is entirely right. Without doubt, there are very many circumstances in which a face-to-face appointment is absolutely necessary, whether that is for a physical…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsThe noble Lord makes an incredibly interesting parallel with Iceland. It is not one that I knew, but I will take care to look into it, because it is instructive and informative.…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsI agree with my noble friend that the terms of service should be clear, although I am not sure that we necessarily have the scope for or benefits of a legal right per se. However,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsThe noble Baroness has raised an important point. I saw the BMJ article to which she has referred; it was a very interesting warning shot, whereby we should not overshoot in this…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsThe noble Baroness makes a good point, but I would put a slightly different perspective on it. Doctors have not been the most progressive group in this area; as she says, they…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchMy Lords, in 2018, the Government announced funding of £40 million over five years for brain tumour research as part of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission, through the NIHR. We…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchMy Lords, the memory of Baroness Tessa Jowell has had a huge impact in this area. I remember well her testimony from these Benches and the mood of the House then. It was an…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchThe noble Baroness is entirely right that precision medicine offers an enormous and powerful opportunity for us to tackle cancers. Brain cancers are particularly difficult to…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchMy Lords, I am extremely grateful for a briefing given by Professor Richard Gilbertson earlier today on the specific question raised by my noble friend, which is grants for brain…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchMy Lords, the work of the charity sector in medical research is absolutely fundamental to national progress in this area. However, it too has been hit incredibly hard by Covid. We…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchI hear the noble Lord’s words loud and clear. I reassure him that the good news is that Tessa Jowell left behind her in the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission an incredibly…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchMy Lords, I have a table of all the brain tumour research projects that we have backed over the last 10 years and I would be very glad to share it with the noble Baroness in…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchMy Lords, on behalf of everyone, I thank my noble friend for that powerful personal testimony. I am sure there will be many others in the Chamber or listening who have known or…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementMy Lords, the National Audit Office report on Covid-19 procurement activity, published yesterday, recognised how we needed to procure new PPE contracts with extreme urgency in…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementI am grateful to the noble Baroness for this opportunity. We take transparency extremely seriously. We share the same values about doing things in the proper way. I stress “the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementMy Lords, I encourage my noble friend to look beyond newspaper reports. The reality is—19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementI ask my noble friend to look beyond newspapers for his analysis of the report. I take the five recommendations very seriously. They are encouraging and ally absolutely with the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementI have to be careful about what I say because legal proceedings are in place. The noble Lord is right; I do not pretend for a moment that everything was perfect. I have spoken…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementI entirely agree with my noble friend. Such lists will be published. Eighty-nine per cent of the contract award notices have already been published under the Official Journal of…19 Nov 2020