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HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsMy Lords, I cannot commit at the Dispatch Box to the exact point that the noble Earl made, but I will take it back to the department. What I can say is that Covid-19 vaccinations…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsMy Lords, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has estimated excess deaths for non-specific Covid disease groups. Across the course of the pandemic to date, deaths…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsMy Lords, I am most grateful for the noble Lord’s excellent question. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities estimates that, from the start of the pandemic to date, the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question and I completely agree with him.11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsThe noble Lord raises a very important point. Of course, it is very important that we learn from the data. The NHS has very good data scientists, many of whom have helped me with…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsThe noble Lord raises a very important point about mental health. One thing the pandemic exposed is the increasing mental health challenge, not just in young people but across the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsMy noble friend raises an important point. The Government have recruited more doctors, nurses, community diagnostic centres and single surgical centres. We are treating record…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsMy noble friend makes a good point and is a doughty campaigner on such matters. We could all do with looking after ourselves, taking physical exercise and eating less.11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsI pay tribute to the noble Lord’s expertise in this matter. I cannot say that I am content, but I can say that the Government have improved the NHS health check, our national…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsThe noble Baroness is absolutely right to raise this point. I am not aware of the significance of her point on ambulance times, but the NHS makes every effort, through rigorous…11 Jan 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I take this opportunity to wish each and every one of your Lordships, the Deputy Speaker, Table Clerks, Hansard reporters, doorkeepers and everybody who makes this House…19 Dec 2023HANSARDChild Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 18 December .19 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesMy Lords, I can confirm that an assessment has been completed. The Health Effects of Climate Change report shows the risks to the UK from vector-borne diseases, which are more…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesMy noble friend raises a very good point. Many of your Lordships will know that the primary vector-borne disease in the UK is currently Lyme disease. However, with climate change,…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesMy Lords, I am not aware of the bluetongue outbreak, but the Government do a significant amount of research and checking at ports in the United Kingdom when we import livestock…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesI am most grateful to the noble Lord. I was not aware of what is going on at Imperial College, but it would be very helpful to the world if mosquitoes could stop spreading their…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesMy Lords, I note that Health Ministers get asked Foreign Office questions, and Foreign Office Ministers get health questions. However, the right reverend Prelate raises a very…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesMy noble friend is exactly right. When you go walking in the UK, not just in Scotland, it is always advisable to take insect repellent. The UKHSA will collaborate, and indeed is…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesThe Government are doing exactly that and investing significantly into research. In terms of any private sector business that is looking into this, they should please contact me…14 Dec 2023HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesI thank the noble Baroness for her expertise and question. This Question involves three government departments: Defra, the Foreign Office and the Health Department. We, as a…14 Dec 2023