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HANSARDSugar Reduction Programme: BreadThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. Following our commitment in the Advancing O ur H ealth: P revention in the 2020s Green Paper, we launched a consultation on baby…25 May 2022HANSARDSugar Reduction Programme: BreadI thank the noble Baroness for raising that point. Part of my role is in international health diplomacy, where other countries come to the UK wanting to learn from us. It is very…25 May 2022HANSARDSugar Reduction Programme: BreadRight. I begin by thanking my noble friend for that very comprehensive question. As I said earlier, some sugar is needed in the process, but he makes an important point about how…25 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesOn the face of it, that sounds a reasonable suggestion, so I shall take it back to the department and see if the people there agree.24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesThe noble Lord makes an incredibly important point about how we must look at this holistically and not just try to solve one problem or plug one gap while ignoring others. The…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesThe noble Baroness highlights one of the issues that must be addressed: those areas, particularly low-population areas, but also coastal and some rural areas which are so-called…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesI know the noble Baroness has been trying to get that question on the agenda as a Private Notice Question, so I congratulate her on asking it now. Clearly, it is right that we…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesIt depends which Government the noble Lord is referring to. I was listening to a podcast today in which there was an interview with the BDA, which said that some of these problems…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Services“Delay” means not the same date that was originally proposed. We clearly understand the children’s issues. During the pandemic, NHS dental practices were asked to meet as many…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesIt is important for any review to look at out-of-the-box thinking and to learn from the past. The suggestion made by the noble Lord may indeed be sensible and affordable, so I…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that everyone—not just people from deprived areas—should have as much access as they can to dental care. As I said, we are looking at the…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesThe Government are working with NHS England and the British Dental Association to reform the current NHS dental system and to improve access for patients, tackling the challenges…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesI half-thank my noble friend for giving me advance notice of one of his questions. I will try to answer that one. Many dentists who provide NHS treatment also already work in a…24 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidI thank the noble Lord for his question. We have established 90 services and 14 paediatric services. We are at the forefront of research on this. A number of countries are asking…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe noble Lord is absolutely right that we have to look particularly at the issue of paediatric care, as well as other long Covid sufferers. The research is varied in terms of the…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidI thank the noble Baroness for making us aware of that. I know that there has been extensive stakeholder engagement to understand what the particular issues are. I am happy to…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe NICE guidelines start with the definitions as I have laid out previously, and the NICE definitions are aligned with the World Health Organization. On the noble Lord’s specific…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. We are learning more about the different types of long Covid, how to treat them and what interventions they need. People will not…23 May 2022HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceI am sure that the noble Baroness appreciates that this was a new process, because of the Orbis trial. In some ways, NICE was not exactly prepared for that. NICE has learned from…23 May 2022HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceThe noble Baroness makes an important point about how this fits into the life sciences vision, and NICE is very aware of it. In fact, only last week, I saw a draft business case…23 May 2022