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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patel. What does one say to the people of Northern Ireland? They voted to remain in the EU, their vote was ignored…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, before I start, perhaps I may make the point to the clerks that the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, needs to be unmuted every time the Deputy Speaker goes through the…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I want to come back to the debate on clinical negligence and the recommendation made by the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, in her report for a redress agency. I…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this is an interesting debate and I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Thornton. We know that there is a problem with vaccine uptake, which is linked to anti-vaccine…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and I welcome the opportunity to debate this important group of amendments. I welcome the government…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am glad to be able to take part in this debate, which allows the House to have a preliminary discussion about the future of medical devices regulation. I certainly…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I wanted to stimulate a debate on the NICE review and it certainly succeeded, because we had a very high-quality debate. I am very grateful to the Minister for what was…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, again, this has been an interesting debate. As was said by the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, there are persuasive arguments to change the current approach to redress…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, rather like the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, I see this as a group of amendments in two parts. The argument for consolidated legislation from the noble Lord, Lord Patel,…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege. She posed a very tough question to the Minister. I could not help reflecting on her report and the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this debate follows a very interesting one in Committee, in which the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, posed some searching questions about the potential for designing new…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I, too, welcome the Government’s amendment establishing the patient safety commissioner. This is highly significant and a great tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the noble Lord; that is a temptation to be eagerly accepted. I was referring back to what the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, said in Committee and the example in Sweden of…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I must say that I very much disagree with the noble Lord’s remarks. If we want certainty, we need legislation that is well grounded and which has had thorough scrutiny…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am delighted to move my amendment, which follows constructive and very helpful discussions with the Government. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lords, Lord…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to support the noble Lord, Lord Clement -Jones, and my noble friend Lady Thornton. I urge the Minister to respond, as the noble Lord asked, on how…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this has been a short but incredibly important debate. In addition to the noble Lords that I have already thanked, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, and…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI am sorry, I have had a very poor connection tonight. Can you hear me now? All I was going to say was this: we were privileged to have a discussion with the noble Lord, Lord…12 Jan 2021