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HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, as I said on the previous group, I will start by speaking to the amendment in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Howe. It would require the Secretary of State to…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, this will probably be the last time I speak on Report—and I am sure many people are grateful for that. Before I make my last remarks, I want to put on record my…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am sorry to interrupt. Just to go back to my amendment on the CQC, one of the arguments for those who believed in creating an independent mental health commissioner was that…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, for, as others have said, the eloquent way in which she introduced her amendment. I know this is a topic that noble Lords across…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 38 and 40. One of the things about being a politician is that when you say things, you cannot hide. When the noble Lord, Lord Bradley,…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]That is entirely understandable. I know the Minister always means well in our discussions and always tries to find a solution, but, given that, it may be helpful to finding a…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, these amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Howe are really amendments from my noble friend Lady May, who unfortunately cannot be in her place today. As…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for addressing the points that were raised, and I listened carefully to what she said. I had hoped that she would be open to resolving this…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for the excellent way he introduced his Amendment 11. I fully support everything that he said. The suitability of community…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, before I begin my remarks, I express my gratitude to the Minister and to officials for their engagement with not only me but other noble Lords between Committee and now.…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPharmacy Opening HoursMy Lords, the Minister has rightly talked about some of the alternatives, particularly when hours are limited. Can I ask her about some of the long-term thinking in the department…20 Mar 2025HANSARDCovid-19: Day of ReflectionMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London for securing this debate on this important matter. I thank her and the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for their…20 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeMy Lords, NHS data from last month revealed that there are about 13,800 people who are medically fit for discharge, which is up from 12,000 patients awaiting discharge on 1…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS DentistryMy Lords, I say to the noble Baroness that when it comes to comedy, she is doing an excellent job as a Minister.19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateMy Lords, no one can really disagree with the intention to reduce unnecessary duplication between the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care, so these Benches welcome…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS DentistryI am sorry—I hope she takes that in the way it was intended. She is a wonderful comedian and a wonderful Minister. How about that? Hopefully, I have redeemed myself in the eyes of…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSoft Drinks Industry LevyMy Lords, although sugar taxes and levies are examples of top-down state solutions to tackle obesity, I will ask the Minister about grass-roots, bottom-up solutions. She will know…18 Mar 2025