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HANSARDCovid-19: Intensive Care TreatmentMy Lords, the Minister was very forthright today in rejecting the Sunday Times story. A month ago, he was very forthright in an answer to the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, about blanket…29 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I know what the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, means when we have the privilege of hearing, as we have in this debate, so much expertise on very challenging issues.…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am glad to add my name to Amendments 23 and 29. I am a strong supporter of community pharmacies. Over the past few months, they have done magnificent work. They stayed…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, that was a very interesting opening speech from the noble Lord, Lord Patel, and I am very glad to have put my name to his amendment—although, of course, he went wider…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI just wanted to come back to the consultation. I am grateful to the Minister for her full and encouraging response, but can she say a little more about how the public and patient…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, the world is increasingly aware of China’s forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. This horrific crime of forcibly removing the organs from living…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this has been a very powerful debate. Each contribution has been measured and the product of expertise, human value and internationalism. I am grateful to the noble…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI should explain that the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, is required in the main Chamber to speak in a debate on the Bill there. I have put my name to her amendments. Amendment 26…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Charitably Funded HospicesMy Lords, I am a long-standing supporter of Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice. If the current restrictions stay the same as now, the hospice estimates that, by the year’s end,…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, my Amendment 124 concerns NICE’s current review of its methods and processes as part of the agreement of the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillCan I just follow the noble Lord, Lord Lansley? Clearly, we are going to continue teasing out “attractiveness”. I have no doubt that I want the UK to be attractive in terms of the…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, although I am a member of the GMC board, I am not speaking on behalf of the GMC on this group of amendments. I speak on behalf of my noble friend Lady Thornton’s…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. Could he say a little more about the Government’s overall patient safety strategy? He is saying essentially that the Bill is…26 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, we have just two minutes each to debate these important regulations, which create large fines and come at the same time as the agreement reached with the police for the…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: South YorkshireMy Lords, the Minister has said that he will not publish the criteria under which a local area can move in and out of a tier. Does he agree that publishing some indication would…22 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI thank the Minister for her response this afternoon and her agreement that an independent assessment would be undertaken. I endorse the remarks of my noble friend Lord Rosser. At…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the legal basis for their Memorandum of Understanding with the National Police Chiefs’ Council which allows police forces to access…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister but does he agree that sharing what is essentially health information with the police is a highly sensitive matter? This should not have…20 Oct 2020