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HANSARDPeople with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, as I shall refer to some workforce issues, I refer noble Lords to my membership of the General Medical Council. I am grateful to my noble friend for instituting this…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSchools: British Sign LanguageMy Lords—22 May 2019HANSARDSchools: British Sign LanguageMy Lords, there was a time when deaf children were punished for using sign language in schools. We have come a long way since then, but will the noble Lord comment on the outcomes…22 May 2019HANSARDSchools: British Sign LanguageI will of course give way, but I do not know why the Tories have precedence.22 May 2019HANSARDHS2My Lords, will the Minister give me an assessment of the impact on the West Midlands and Birmingham economies—on investment, jobs and the well-being of the region—should HS2 be…20 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Ferry ContractsMy Lords, can I ask the noble Baroness two things? First, where did the money come from? Has it come from government contingency funds or out of the direct expenditure plans of…01 May 2019HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018That this House takes note of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1322). Relevant document: 12th Report from…01 May 2019HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses who have taken part in this short debate. I echo what the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, said about ensuring that NICE continues with…01 May 2019HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018My Lords, I am glad to lead a short debate about NICE and the introduction of charges. I was NICE’s first Minister and have long taken an interest in the work of the national…01 May 2019HANSARDEuropean Parliament ElectionsMy Lords, I wonder whether the Minister can help me. If these elections take place, will the Conservative Party be supporting Conservative Party candidates? Various enunciations…24 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, the gridlock in the Commons to which the Minister referred should not be surprising, because it reflects a division that is patently clear in the country as a whole. Yet…11 Apr 2019HANSARDAccess to Medicinal CannabisMy Lords, I want to come back to the point about NICE made by the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. My understanding is that, at the moment, the evidence on which doctors can base a…09 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment DebtMy Lords, can I bring the noble Lord back to the NHS? He mentioned the NHS five-year spending agreement that has already been announced, but he will know that that does not cover…09 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, going back to the Bill that I took through in a day, clearly, gaps were put in. There was a gap of an hour or so between Second Reading and Committee to allow people to…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, what about Russian money, for instance, which is another example?04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, the noble Lord has talked a lot about the procedures of this House. However, going back over many years, the House does know when a filibuster is going on and takes…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, the temptation to live past glories is ever-present in your Lordships’ House but the point is that the Bill I am talking about had its contentious points: I remember…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I really want to respond to the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde.04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNo, I am making an intervention. It is not for me to give way to the noble Lord, much though I am sure we will be happy to hear from him in due course. The point I want to make to…04 Apr 2019HANSARDChina: Religious FreedomIs the noble Lord prepared to raise this issue with the World Health Organization? Its responses to concerns raised about the use of organs in the appalling way suggested by the…04 Apr 2019