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HANSARDParamedic ServicesThe noble Baroness will be aware that there are a number of things going on with the 10-point plan. Maybe I will go through some of the points now. We are supporting 999 and 111…04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesI thank my noble friend for the question and also for the point that this happens at number of different points in the system. Clearly, there are recruitment campaigns for doctors…04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesI thank my noble friend for sharing that experience, and it is good to see that he has recovered and is able to ask the question. One interesting thing that is being looked at as…04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesThe right reverend Prelate raises an important issue for those of faith who want to share their last moments of life with someone. I am afraid that I do not have a detailed…04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesThe noble Baroness will know from the debates that we had during the passage of the Health and Care Bill that there is a 15-year plan; Health Education England has been tasked…04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesNHS Improvement has allocated £150 million of additional funding to ambulance services to help address pressures, alongside reducing ambulance handover delays. Even though the…04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesI begin by thanking the noble Lord for his engagement with me and the department on this issue. When the noble Lord has sent me details or suggestions, I have passed them to the…04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesI thank the noble Lord for sharing that very personal story. Clearly, there are too many incidents of this kind. One of the issues that we have to be very careful about as we look…04 Jul 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageA range of issues were looked at in the online advertising programme, including advertising on social media, where people get messages from in the first place, and what the most…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageWhen we look at mental health in children and body image, we see that it varies not only among age groups but within age groups. We have identified concerns about poor body image…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageI pay tribute to the right reverend Prelate and the campaign in which she has been involved. It is an important issue, and we are still learning a lot. As she rightly said, Norway…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageThe Government acknowledge the possible link between advertising, body image and mental health, including the potential harms that such a link may cause. The Government intend to…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageI am sure the noble Baroness will acknowledge that many noble Lords and many people in society want to do something about obesity, through healthy eating, for example. This…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageI hope the noble Baroness will recognise that before the pandemic, we were meeting the waiting times targets for many younger people. Clearly, as with many things in our health…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageIf I have been accurately briefed, I will begin by wishing my noble friend a very happy birthday. This is a really important issue concerning ethnic minorities and people of…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageMy noble friend has asked me a very concise question, which will require a less concise answer. Clearly, there is a link between obesity and type 2 diabetes, for example, but one…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageThe noble Baroness makes a really important point about a contributing factor to people having poor body image. We know that there are influencers who promote certain products,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillAs noble Lords discussed during the Health and Care Bill, prevention is crucial. One thing I became aware of when I became a Minister was, when talking to the NHS and others, how…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillI am sure the noble Lord is aware that one of the things we found when looking at the shortage of doctors—even though we have more doctors than ever before—was that some people…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillThe noble Lord makes a very important point from his own experience. I thank him for all his engagement and for educating me on what happens in the community. We must be careful…28 Jun 2022