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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am really grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Field, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Meacher and Lady Walmsley, for sponsoring this amendment and for the powerful speeches…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGrassroots Sporting Fixtures and FacilitiesMy Lords, picking up the theme of the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, before the pandemic, 20% of children aged between 10 and 11 were obese, with a further 14%…11 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, I want to echo the pertinent questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Bridges: just what is our future direction and what is the plan? Remarkably, we have in the House at…08 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister and declare my interests as a member of the GMC. As we enter lockdown, the NHS finds itself in a critical position, with the four…07 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, could the noble Baroness come back to the issue of community pharmacists? They have huge experience of flu vaccination, are used to opening all hours and are very…07 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, like many noble Lords, I have found this a moving and extraordinarily well-informed debate. Like them, I support the Bill but want it strengthened, particularly on…05 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I remind the House of my membership of the GMC board. We meet while the NHS is under huge pressure, with a record 53,000 Covid cases reported yesterday. Yet the…30 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I continue on the theme of vaccines? Has the Minister seen the very recent survey by King’s College and Ipsos MORI, which found that 46% of all 16 to 34 year-olds say that…15 Dec 2020HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, who is as earnest a reformer of your Lordships’ House as I am. Before coming on to the substantive…14 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the GMC board. Nothing can excuse the repeated failures and the lack of compassion and kindness exposed by the review. What is so…14 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I have every sympathy with the Minister being in isolation and thank him for introducing these SIs. Clearly, Covid-19 testing is a critical part of the response to the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDMalaria VaccineMy Lords, this is very good news. My question to the Minister is on the cost of a vaccine. The Government have signed up to COVAX to allow for the procurement of vaccines at a…09 Dec 2020HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, like my noble friend Lady Donaghy, and as a former Minister for the Health and Safety Executive, I am a great admirer of the organisation and its proportionate approach…08 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, I want to talk about social care. The spending review reduced planned spending by more than £10 billion per year from departmental spending plans. Given the Government’s…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, as the Minister who established the MHRA, I strongly endorse the Minister’s congratulations. I pay particular tribute to the outstanding leadership of Dr June Raine. I…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, this promises to be a very important debate, going to the heart of how we are handling this terrible epidemic. I do not support the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, but he is…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend and I congratulate him on a fine maiden speech. As he said, he brings to your Lordships’ House a wide range of…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, in speaking to my Amendment 76. I must apologise because I was not able to be present for Second Reading;…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid 19: Winter PlanMy Lords, does the noble Baroness agree that the public health campaigns she just referred to need also to be targeted at people over uptake of vaccines? Is she concerned about…24 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, and to support what she is saying. At the heart of her argument is the concern that, although the…19 Nov 2020