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HANSARDAlzheimer’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 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026A number of noble Lords have raised concerns, and I am going just to outline or repeat a few of them. The first is that the department’s own assessment acknowledges that the costs…15 Apr 2026HANSARDMigraine Care: 10-year Health PlanMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for the Question, because although many people think that migraines are just bad headaches, they are in fact a distinct, complex neurological…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUnpaid Carers: Patient Hospital DischargeMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, for being a tireless champion of unpaid carers over many years and successive Governments. She quite rightly pointed out…19 Mar 2026HANSARDGP ContractMy Lords, I am grateful to the Government for this repeat. The Minister in the other place pointed to 1.3 million referrals being diverted through something called “advice and…17 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS: In-house Software CapabilitiesMy Lords, there is always a very difficult balance between keeping something in-house or outsourcing it, and we should not forget the national programme for IT in the NHS in the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS: Heart Valve DiseaseMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for giving me time for this question. She will be aware that studies analysed in around 155,000 diagnoses of aortic stenosis in England…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, we have now reached the conclusion of what many will see as a landmark Bill. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed throughout the various stages of its journey…09 Mar 2026HANSARDIndependent Commission on Adult Social CareMy Lords, picking up on the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, and the noble Lords, Lord Young and Lord Laming, when we were in government, we published a White…09 Mar 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Watts, said, when there is a problem in healthcare, there is often a call for a commissioner to be appointed, but Governments are often reluctant…04 Mar 2026