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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementMy Lords, I simply do not accept the assumption of that question. I think that the public see a Government who stepped up to an enormous challenge and did their best under very…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementI am extremely grateful to my noble friend for giving me advance notice of his question. I am aware of the changes in procurement practices in the NHS, which I welcome. They will…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFace-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 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, 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 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 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, we are enormously grateful for the very many people who stepped forward to offer help during this time. When the Prime Minister made his public call for help, 16,500…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, the very large number of advisers, both paid and unpaid, were all processed by the department and their paperwork was then handed on to the Cabinet Office for approval.…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Conflicts of InterestThe noble Lord asks a reasonable question about the management of staff in an epidemic such as this. He is right that these were extremely confusing times that put a huge amount…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, in our nation’s time of need we have been very fortunate to call on the talents of many, including colleagues old and new, some paid and some unpaid. Appointments are…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for referring to my calls. I would have made a lot more than 300 calls then, because those were extremely difficult times. I would remind…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, there is a very clear code for special advisers. They have line management through the Secretary of State and often on to Downing Street. The role of spads during the…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Conflicts of InterestI am not aware of him being involved in the work to which the noble Baroness refers.18 Nov 2020