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HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIMy Lords, I will follow up on that reference to the TRANSFORM trial. Black men are around twice as likely to develop prostate cancer and to die from it, yet historically they have…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsMy Lords, I will follow up on the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, on the Health and Care Act 2022. I remember that during the debates on the Bill there were…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDCompassionate Use Medicine Schemes: VATMy Lords, I thank the Minister for accepting this Urgent Question repeat. Life science companies have warned that the decision to charge VAT on early access and the innovative…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDMental Health Conditions: DiagnosesMy Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend Lady Maclean for securing this important debate. The question before us is not whether mental health conditions are serious or…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDRare Cancers: Diagnosis and TreatmentMy Lords, a number of life sciences companies have warned that the recent HMRC VAT rulings on compassionate use and early access medicine schemes, which can result in companies…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDNew Autism Strategy (Autism Act 2009 Committee Report)My Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend Lady Rock for opening this debate, for her work as chair of the Autism Act 2009 Committee, and for her wonderfully concise and…10 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble AddressMy Lords, following up on the question from my noble friend, the Minister said that deciding which messages to release was official led, if I completely understood that correctly.…09 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his recent letter and the meeting he convened last week, but also for clearly laying out the ambitions for this financial services Bill. For…08 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and SocietyMy Lords, I too thank the most reverend Primate for securing this important debate. While the speech outlined some of the more existential questions, I will try to build on the…05 Jun 2026HANSARDAlzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental DrugsMy Lords, NHS England’s target is for at least 67% of people with dementia to receive a formal diagnosis, yet we know that many areas struggle to meet that benchmark. Given what…03 Jun 2026HANSARDBreast Cancer Screening: Women Over 70My Lords, I thank the Minister for sharing her personal experience; I am sure our thoughts are with her. The Government have rightly said they want a shift from treatment to…02 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer ScreeningMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, for championing this issue. Today’s announcement that Black men will be offered prostate cancer screening in the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the clear way in which she introduced the debate. We all know that our country faces profound and growing challenges in health and social care.…20 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactMy Lords, I am not going to ask the Minister about the weather for the weekend. I am going to ask her about a debate around how we tackle wildfires. There is a view that in order…19 May 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling the Statement. I am sure that the ambitions for the renewed women’s health strategy will be supported by noble Lords from all Benches. I…23 Apr 2026HANSARDMidwives: Graduate GuaranteeMy Lords, as we have heard from other noble Lords, we have two situations. One is that 31% of newly qualified midwives have been unable to secure posts; the other is that we have…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I should be clear that, given this Motion brings forward an amendment that corrects a technical error and the Government have explained their rationale, we will not…20 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsMy Lords, this is a highly sensitive topic, and I think we have to be very careful about how we talk about it. Evidence published in the BMJ shows a fiftyfold increase in recorded…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, as other noble Lords were declaring their interests, I thought, “Oh, that’s good; I have no relevant interests”. But, the last time I thought that, a number of people…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I can add to that. What is the process for notifying those who will come under this regulation? That would be helpful to know as well.15 Apr 2026