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HANSARDCancer Drugs: Licensing and ApprovalMy Lords, despite what the Minister says, the fact is that innovative new drugs such as the cancer drugs the noble Baroness mentioned are reaching patients in this country far too…08 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesMy Lords, the Minister has mentioned the MHRA a considerable number of times, which is a great tribute to the work that it is doing. Can he tell us why it is facing budget cuts at…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, I must say that that is a rather surprising answer. The Minister will know that the Prime Minister has promised to help level up the health expectancy of the poorest…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 281 and 282, which concern police culture and police training. I say at once that I agree with my noble friend that the woeful police…01 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth Care and Adult Social CareMy Lords, one of the areas where there is most pressure has been that of unpaid carers. Not only are they having to take on a much greater load but for a long period they could…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWe are going into a wider debate. My personal view is that we should never have abolished the Oxford City Police force in the 1960s, because we never recovered when it became part…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I add my support for the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin, in Amendment 55, and I will speak in support of Amendment 56. I want to develop the theme that both she and the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020I am grateful to the Minister for explaining the Government’s approach to SAGE, but I have to say that it is rather confusing since SAGE clearly encompasses a wide range of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020I am sorry to pursue this but it seems to me that the Minister has made a very significant statement because all those people are on SAGE, as far as I am aware from looking at the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive introduction to the debate and the statutory instrument. Of course, Covid has brought unequalled challenge to us—a challenge…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaMy Lords, the Minister says that Ministers are dealing with workforce shortages. But surely he knows that, throughout the health service, there is a critical crisis. No one is in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDMen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, I am not sure from the first Answer whether the Minister was actually saying that there would be a strategy with resources and led by someone senior in the NHS. He will…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, confronted with the death of my own mother this year, I have had to think long and hard about the Bill. She celebrated her 99th birthday, then had a stroke and a very…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSchools: Examination AssessmentsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the (1) credibility, and (2) integrity, of the assessment processes in schools for this summer’s A levels and…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSchools: Examination AssessmentsMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness to her new position and I am sure I speak for the whole House in paying tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, for her work and her…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillWould the noble Lord give the House an estimate of how much a person would really have to spend before they reach the £86,000 cap? Does he agree that it will be at least double?11 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillMy Lords, for decades, social care has proved to be an intractable problem. After numerous reviews and failed reforms, the level of unmet need rises, the pressure on unpaid carers…11 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS: Hospital VisitingMy Lords, of course I understand the reason for very great care in relation to infection control in our hospitals, but it is notable that a press release by NHS England in July,…15 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I very much agree with what the Minister said about the importance of self-isolation. I note that emphasis is given in the winter plan to the importance of isolation in…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords, any delay in blood tests or flu vaccination must have some impact on patient safety. What monitoring are the Government doing to try to measure the impact? Will the…14 Sept 2021