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HANSARDNHS Waiting Times: Long-Term Sickness AbsenceI am most grateful to my noble friend for his work on this subject. It is funny that he should mention this because on my desk I have a big pack on exactly that point, which has…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeI am grateful to the noble Baroness. She makes a very good point, and I will feed that specific question back to the department. One thing that we were aware of was that certain…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeThe noble Lord makes a very good point. He is an expert on this matter, and I can assure him and the whole House that NHS England has been proactive in this matter. He is ahead of…19 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Waiting Times: Long-Term Sickness AbsenceThe noble Baroness raises a good point. The Government have announced a health package of £400 million, to be focused specifically on mental health, musculoskeletal problems and…19 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Waiting Times: Long-Term Sickness AbsenceMy noble friend raises an important point. The first port of call for the vast majority of citizens in this country is their GP practice, to enable them to be diagnosed and,…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeMy noble friend makes a very good point, and the noble Lord, Lord Hallam, often refers to this issue. The latest figures confirm that 95% of parents have confidence in the…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeI am grateful to the noble and learned Baroness. Yes, I am very much aware of what goes on in the United States, but I also look at what is going on in European countries such as…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness for her doughty campaigning on this subject. The UK system is responsive and agile in setting up new immunisation programmes, as…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeMy Lords, officials across the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency and National Health Service England are developing policy options based on the…19 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Waiting Times: Long-Term Sickness AbsenceMy Lords, I first pay tribute to the noble Baroness for her work on the Board of Deputies of British Jews at this very difficult time. We are very lucky to have her in this place.…19 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Waiting Times: Long-Term Sickness AbsenceMy Lords, the noble Baroness is exactly right: a healthier population is also a wealthier and more productive one. This Government are committed to supporting people with health…19 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Waiting Times: Long-Term Sickness AbsenceMy Lords, the NHS does use the private sector where appropriate—19 Oct 2023HANSARDAccess to Musical Education in SchoolMy Lords, I put a plug in for the Parliament Choir; it is always looking for new members.18 Oct 2023HANSARDHousebuildingI agree with the noble Lord. Our £11.5 billion affordable homes programme will deliver thousands of new homes across the country, and a large number of these will be for social…21 Sept 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy noble friend and former Chief Whip is exactly right. He is a formidable campaigner on issues of home building. I pay tribute to my right honourable friend the Minister for…21 Sept 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the noble Lord for his public service over many years as a councillor in Bredbury, a Member of Parliament in the West Midlands…21 Sept 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, the Government are committed to our ambition of delivering 300,000 homes a year. To ensure that local authorities have sufficient resources, we have laid regulations to…21 Sept 2023HANSARDHousebuildingI am most grateful to the noble Lord. I will not guarantee that I will read all of the report, but I guarantee that I will read the report if he wishes to send me a copy. I will…21 Sept 2023HANSARDHousebuildingI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question on Birmingham and for the service that he gave to Hazel Grove over many years. I do not have a specific answer to his Birmingham…21 Sept 2023HANSARDHousebuildingThe noble and learned Baroness is absolutely right to point that out. There is currently no obligation on housebuilders in new developments but, as she rightly says, an increasing…21 Sept 2023