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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps etc.) (England) (Revocation and Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Lord and to speak to these regulations. They were laid two months ago and, once again, we are debating regulations that in a sense…14 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Family CarersMy Lords, in his first Answer, the Minister mentioned the Health and Care Bill and a more general duty to promote the interests of underpaid carers. Can he tell me why, at the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I come back to the advice from the JCVI relating to 12 to 15 year-old children who do not suffer the underlying conditions it has set out. I worry about the implications…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy Lords, can I ask the noble Baroness about the people currently paying their way in care homes? Are they to get no credit whatsoever for the fees they pay up to October 2023? Is…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy Lords, I shall be brief—09 Sept 2021HANSARDSports Participation in SchoolsMy Lords, given the noble Baroness’s obvious commitment to school sports, can she tell me why, since 2010, 215 school playing fields were sold off? Will she put a stop to the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Blunkett for instituting this debate and for the measured terms in which he introduced it. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Sept 2021HANSARDResidential Social Care: StaffMy Lords, a disproportionate part of the proposed rise in national insurance will fall on low-paid workers, including those in the care sector. When this announcement is made, I…06 Sept 2021HANSARDNHS UpdateMy Lords, the Minister made that point very well. I declare an interest as a member of the board of the GMC because I want to ask him about workforce strategy. Clause 33 of the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this debate. I too congratulate my noble friend Lady Armstrong on her skilled chairing of the Select Committee and the clerk and his staff…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, on 28 June, the Secretary of State said that the lifting of restrictions in July would be “irreversible”, but the Minister will know that the SAGE meeting of 7 July said…21 Jul 2021HANSARDMedical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am very glad to support my noble friend in her Motion. I want to put two points to the Minister. The context of this SI is the poor quality of many tests. Paragraph…20 Jul 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021My Lords, I will be supporting my noble friend’s amendment; I am very glad that she has put it before us. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, and other noble Lords, I cannot…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsMy Lords, I know that the noble Viscount says that he has no information about lateral flow tests, but he must surely know that during the public procurement of those tests for…20 Jul 2021HANSARDOrgan Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.16 Jul 2021HANSARDOrgan Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak to my Bill and I thank all noble Lords who are taking part. My interest in tackling the issue of forced organ harvesting in China came…16 Jul 2021HANSARDOrgan Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL]I am very pleased to be able to respond to this debate. I thank all noble Lords for taking part and the Minister for his very careful response. We heard from the noble Lords, Lord…16 Jul 2021HANSARDEarly Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I support my noble friend’s regret Motion but, like other noble Lords, I go further and say that never is the right time to introduce these absurd baseline tests for…13 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in paying tribute to the amazing efforts of our superb staff. I have found the debate today fascinating and of a high order. However, it is a…13 Jul 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, assuming that the Minister is able to come back to the House after the Recess and give the green light, can he say when we could implement this policy? Does he agree…13 Jul 2021