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HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteI think that the noble Baroness will recognise from when I was asked a previous Oral Question on this issue that where there was an official sell-by date, we had asked a couple of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteI am not aware of detailed proposals on that but I know that there are many British companies who sourced from abroad and others that tried to manufacture. If you look at the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteI think we should look at the context of this £9 billion or £12 billion figure. We must remember that, at the time, market prices were inflated. We could not have bought the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS: Respiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for raising this subject, not only today but a number of times via an OPQ and a number of Written Questions that I have…09 Jun 2022HANSARDNeurological ConditionsThe task force, yes—I thank the noble Lord for the prompt. That is all I will say for now. I apologise if I have not covered all the questions; I will endeavour to write. I will…09 Jun 2022HANSARDNeurological ConditionsMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in this debate, especially the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for raising this issue. I also thank him and the noble Lord, Lord Monks, for…09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewI thank the noble Lord for his questions. I say up front that I am not a fan of Twitter, even though I am still on it. Frankly, I do not like social media and I try not to look at…09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that there should be a duty of candour. Noble Lords will remember that during the Health and Care Bill debates there was the debate around…09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses for their questions and for their general welcome for the tone of the Messenger report. I also pay tribute, as did the noble Baronesses, to…09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewI thank my noble friend for the question. It is important that we recognise that not only do we have more doctors and nurses than ever before, but we need staff to be good…09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewI thank the noble Lord for that question. We should look at the context of the different environment and the challenges that our health service and health and social care system…09 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessI thank my noble friend for the question. A request I have often had at this Dispatch Box is to go and speak to my colleagues in the Treasury. We understand that early retirements…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessThe noble Baroness makes an important point. Because of the focus on Covid and making sure we were keeping everyone safe, especially before we had a vaccine, precautions clearly…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessI apologise, I did not exactly get the nature of the noble Baroness’s question, but I understand about some issues in Devon. Clearly, there are areas of the country where there is…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessI thank the noble and gallant Lord for the question. The important point is that sometimes the assessment is done at a local level, sometimes it is done at an overall level and…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessI acknowledge the noble Lord for giving way to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and at the same time I welcome the noble Baroness in person. I hope I will not regret saying that.…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessI thank my noble friend for that question and for highlighting the role of community diagnostic centres. When we look at the backlog and the waiting lists, about 80% of the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessThere are indeed a number of challenges. One is that many GPs are nearing retirement age and some are worried that their pension will be affected if they carry on working. Also,…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessThe noble Baroness raises a very important point, as does the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, who frequently champions the role of unpaid carers. The new model of primary care…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessThe Government remain committed to improving access to general practice. This will be done by increasing capacity to deliver appointments. We spent £520 million to improve access…07 Jun 2022