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HANSARDHealth and Care BillIndeed, we have a rigorous process involving the overview and scrutiny committee, as has been said, plus an Independent Reconfiguration Panel. As the noble Lord, Lord Stevens,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl and to the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, for her helpful interventions on primary care, which were very important. In essence, the noble…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, my Amendments 165 and 166 are rather more focused than the last group. They are probing amendments, rather than me urging that Ministers take the specific wording of…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, my amendment concerns patient data. I want to probe the meaning of new Clause 14Z61, proposed by Clause 20(2), which relates to the permitted disclosure of information…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 176, the second amendment in this group, and two other amendments. I shall start with Amendment 176 which is concerned with the treatment of thyroid…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it has been rather a long wait, though I doubt that we shall spend as much time on this group as we did on the last. I do not pretend that the issue of procurement is as…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I agree with the thrust of all these amendments. Most of the discussion has been about research—encouraging research in clinical trials within NHS trusts and foundation…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I put my name to Amendments 109 and 226, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Rennard. I also have my own Amendment 204, which I will not move or speak to, because we…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, that was a very important intervention, and I am grateful to the noble Lord for jogging my memory. I think that he would agree, though, that apart from the price, the…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the hour is late. We cannot have the extensive debate that we probably require. I shall be very brief. I should have declared an interest as president of the Health Care…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am sure the Minister is right about how this system is meant to work, but there are far too many examples of clinicians seeking to prescribe medicines that have gone through the…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have Amendments 117 and 218 in this group. I have also put my name to the series of amendments put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, but I start by endorsing what…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Lord has said that the Bill came because this is what the NHS wanted. But we must be clear who in the NHS wanted it, and it is obvious that it was the senior…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 50 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Black, but I want to say how much I agree with Amendment 297J, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe architecture is very curious regarding why we must have an integrated care board and integrated care partnerships. It has never been clear to me why the Government have not…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the three amendments that the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, has referred to. I was the first Minister for NICE, going back to 1999.…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, on that basis, I have seen it said elsewhere that NICE has referred to its “national stakeholders.” I can only assume that they are Her Majesty’s Government.20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I very much agree with the noble Baroness and I support the broad thrust of these amendments. As this is my first intervention on the Bill, I should declare my interests…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his response, which he has clearly put a great deal of thought into. At the end of the day, what is being proposed is a very…18 Jan 2022