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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support the general thrust of the amendments on access to cash and the availability of real banks, if I can put it that way. I take the point of the noble Baroness,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I do not want to delay the Committee or the Minister but, on ATMs, I referred rather incoherently to the interchange fee paid by LINK. Will the Minister take back the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, surely we have a situation in which the market is failing. In essence, the banks are not interested because they take the same view as that of the noble Baroness, Lady…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCarers in EnglandThe noble Baroness will know that if a patient has cancer, they are entitled to comprehensive healthcare free at the point of use. If they have dementia, they are subject to a…06 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 160, the principal amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, to show that there is support for him all round the Committee…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEating Disorder Services: MenMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Chisholm, suggested that men may be reluctant to see their doctor or seek advice on some health issues, which has been very well researched. One…01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThere is a problem in the approach that the Minister is taking. She is suggesting that the body proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, will add to the accountability structure.…01 Mar 2023HANSARDMedicines Manufacturing IndustryMy Lords, the Minister is absolutely right to stress the importance of this sector to our economy and the value of our exports, but since 2010, the volume produced has reduced by…27 Feb 2023HANSARDMedicines Manufacturing IndustryTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take in response to the report by the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership Fulfilling the potential identified in…27 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperSo far, the football authorities have washed their hands of this.21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperMy Lords, will the Government’s White Paper deal with issues such as the ownership of Birmingham City Football Club? It is owned by a company that is registered in the Cayman…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, if the Government are moving in the right direction, why have they yet again delayed the implementation of the Dilnot report? Why have they taken no notice of the report…20 Feb 2023HANSARDWashable PPEMy Lords, I declare my interest as president of the Health Care Supply Association. Will the Minister join me in recognising that NHS procurement people have saved the health…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Misconduct CasesMy Lords, in the circumstances of the case raised by the noble Lord, is the Minister saying, in effect, that there are absolutely no circumstances under which the Home Office will…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister again, but her comments have prompted a thought. Many of us are trying to cover, albeit not always successfully, three or four different Bills…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I have Amendments 71 and 210 in this group, which deal with financial fraud. I very much support what the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, said, and am sure that, between…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCancer Therapies AccessMy Lords, behind this Question lies an even more worrying fact, which is that the NHS is very, very slow to adopt new medicines and new treatments. Does the Minister accept that…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. As part of this work, are the Government looking at the costs to the various statutory agencies of pursuing fraud? The noble…06 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: Social TariffsMy Lords, can the Minister come back to the question raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann? It appears that some government departments will accept payments only if they are…31 Jan 2023HANSARDSecondary Legislation Scrutiny CommitteeMy Lords, I am sorry to interrupt. I have been listening to the debate with ever-increasing bemusement. Why on earth do we not appoint by thirds? That would deal with the whole…31 Jan 2023