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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I think this has been an excellent debate. I fully accept, as my noble friend Lady Thornton said, that my Amendment 122 covers a much wider area than Amendment 123,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I hesitate to disagree with my noble friend, but I think it is on page 34—but then, of course, I might have an old edition of the Bill as well, just to confuse things.…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this is a probing amendment. Although I am a member of the GMC board, I make it clear that I am not speaking on behalf of the GMC. It is very difficult to move on to the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Nov 2020HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social Care: Unpaid AdvisersMy Lords, yesterday former Conservative Attorney-General Dominic Grieve described the Johnson Government as presiding over “the disappearance of any standards of conduct at the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the Minister for his extensive response. Essentially, he has relied on the well-known departmental argument that, by listing certain categories of organisation, you…17 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patel. No doubt we will have further debates about the role of politics in the National Health Service. I would…17 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord. I have added my name to that of my noble friend Lady Thornton on Amendment 128, which was introduced by my…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI declare my interest as a member of the GMC board. I return to the Statement made by the Secretary of State, in which he said, referring to NHS staff: “The deployment of the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend’s amendment and the potential for increasing prescribing responsibilities. The noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, was a huge champion of…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak to the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. Because this is about devices, I…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, I declare my interest as president of the British Fluoridation Society. Just on that last point, in a number of parts of the country, no elective surgeries, except for…10 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, I have no doubt the latest lockdown will damage the economy, but you can have as many impact assessments as you like; the fact is that, unless we take action, the NHS…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, before the noble Lord winds up, I want to thank the Minister. Clearly, the fund is welcome, but it will cover only a limited number of medicines. The debate goes wider…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI very much support my noble friend in these amendments. As they have with her, a number of organisations have raised with me their concerns. The clause refers to the “use,…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am very glad to support my noble friend Lady Wheeler. I will not repeat what she said, because I thought she put across the points very powerfully. She quoted…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am glad to support the noble Lord, Lord Patel, and I have a great deal of sympathy with this amendment. Of course, I speak as one of a long line of former Ministers…04 Nov 2020HANSARDConduct CommitteeI must say I took part in one of the pilots for this programme. It seems an awful long time ago—I think it was the summer before last. But I have also recently undergone some…03 Nov 2020HANSARDBlood Safety and Quality (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing and explaining so carefully the statutory instruments. Clearly, as he said, they are very important. The key statement he made,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these regulations. I want to ask her two or three questions. First, on notification, as the Minister said, the regulations…02 Nov 2020