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HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners and PanelsMy Lords, surely the ultimate test of the PCC system and the panels is whether policing has improved as a result of the legislation that the Government brought in. Surely the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDWater Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, although I do not agree with him; we debated this during the passage of the Health and Care Act through your Lordships’…25 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 180. It seems a long time since we were in Grand Committee debating the Bill: quite a lot of things have happened since. I am sure the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsMy Lords, that sounds like a very laissez-faire attitude. What discussions have the Government had with BMW about this very unfortunate decision?24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and my noble friend Lord Coaker for their…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, in a sense, this amendment is very different from my first two. None the less, we are seeking here to use procurement legislation to advance government policy in…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister. I particularly welcomed her comments on SMEs and training rollout. I really agree about the importance of investment in training as…24 Oct 2022HANSARDWorkforce: Trades Union CongressMy Lords, the Minister made comments about the number of trade unionists. Many members of staff in the health service are members of trade unions. We have a situation where there…19 Oct 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, has the Minister seen the startling statistics showing the number of economically inactive people aged 50 and over, much of which is caused by ill health, with obesity…17 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportMy Lords, is the Minister aware that during the Covid pandemic, it is estimated that over 200 swimming pools were closed, never to reopen? Given the impact on young people’s…11 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS: Winter ChallengesMy Lords, the noble Lord has talked about £500 million going in, but he knows that the efficiency savings target annualised is £12 billion. He also knows that unfunded…10 Oct 2022HANSARDPrimary and Community Care: Improving Patient OutcomesMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord and to thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for his speech. I fully echo his desire to see a special Select Committee…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNHS: Access to TreatmentsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve access to treatments for NHS patients.07 Sept 2022HANSARDNHS: Access to TreatmentsMy Lords, the noble Lord will be aware that access to the NHS, whether in primary care, the ambulance service, A&E or discharge, has become worse and worse. All the organisations…07 Sept 2022HANSARDIntegrated Care BoardsMy Lords, when the Minister took the Bill through the House, he argued that a restructuring was necessary to integrate services, yet outside every acute hospital dozens of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCarer’s Leave: Government DepartmentsMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that one of the problems with the national insurance hike, which was allegedly to pay for social care, is that most of that money in the first…19 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am going to speak to Amendment 97ZA, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins. Unfortunately, because of today’s conditions, she is not able to travel to your…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, the Minister will know that police and crime commissioners were established as elected postholders to increase accountability of the police forces to the local…18 Jul 2022