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HANSARDNational Health Service: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I refer the House to my membership of the GMC council. I was privileged to lead a debate 25 years ago in your Lordships’ House to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBirmingham Highways Infrastructure Private Finance InitiativeMy Lords, with respect, where it has been bogged down is in His Majesty’s Treasury, and it should be a Treasury Minister before us today answering why it is putting in such delay.…28 Nov 2023HANSARDJobs Market: GraduatesMy Lords, I come back to teachers and extend the issue to healthcare workers such as doctors and nurses. I declare my interest as a member of the GMC council. If you look at the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDHealth Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, I very much welcome these regulations. As he put it—in a very kind way—in essence they withdraw the wretched health Act 2012, which…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, welcome the Minister to his new position, which I hope he very much enjoys. I also welcome my noble friend Lord Liddle to his position on the Front Bench. He may…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that if we are truly going to fix the problem, as the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, said and as Prime Minister Johnson promised, we have to deal…22 Nov 2023HANSARDNHS: General Medical PractitionersMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the GMC. On the increase in training places in medical schools, which is of course very welcome, does the Minister agree that this…20 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsMy Lords, the Minister has referred to a number of actions that the Government have taken that go wider than schools, but why have the Government consistently postponed the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. He will be aware that 80% of the income that goes to children’s hospices comes from fundraising. With the cost of living problems we have…14 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are on target to provide £25 million for children’s hospices for 2023-24; and whether they intend to repeat this on an annual basis…14 Nov 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the explanation behind the Motion. She kindly referred to the amendments I tabled on Report following our debate in Committee,…25 Oct 2023HANSARDHS2 Ltd: CostsMy Lords, when it comes to misrepresentation, can the noble Baroness confirm that Mr Andy Street, the Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands, was persuaded by the Prime Minister…25 Oct 2023HANSARDHealth: MigrainesMy Lords, the noble Lord’s original Question focused on the impact on the workplace. There is a lot of evidence from the Migraine Trust that employers are very unsympathetic to…24 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, how far would the noble Earl take this principle in relation to public bodies? I am a member of the GMC. We meet half in person and half remotely. Many other national…23 Oct 2023HANSARDSchools: Catering Facilities and RAACOn league tables, will the department at least conduct some research on the impact of this issue on the children and their long-term future? Just as we have seen the devastating…23 Oct 2023HANSARDDomestic Violence and Brain InjuryMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his Answer. The death of Sir Bobby Charlton, that great footballer, has brought attention to the impact on sportspeople of head…23 Oct 2023HANSARDDomestic Violence and Brain InjuryTo ask His Majesty’s Government what analysis they have undertaken into the links between domestic violence and brain injury.23 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesMy Lords, in addition to the list raised by my noble friend, I would also mention hearing assessments for children who do not initially get the newborn hearing assessment. Does…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the causes of a reduction of 16 per cent in applications to nursing courses in England compared to last year,…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister, but I think he would accept that any drop-off in applications is something to worry about, alongside the current drop-out rate for…19 Sept 2023