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HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesWe take the public health aspect very seriously. Public Health England did some work with the DCMS on looking at gambling from a public health perspective, and the Office for…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesIn 2019, the NHS committed to establishing 15 specialist gambling clinics by 2023-24. Five clinics are now operational across England, with a further two to open by May. This…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesI am afraid that I cannot answer on the specific initiative that the noble Baroness refers to, but I know we take very seriously that this is a public health issue that we must…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesThe noble Baroness makes a very important point: people must be treated as individuals—they will have come to addiction from different pathways. We have been engaging with the…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesI am very happy to take two questions at once; I will even take three, if noble Lords want, and try to answer them. The important point that a number of noble Lords are making is…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesThe noble Baroness makes an important point and there is recognition that we must do far more on this. That is why we held a review of the Gambling Act in the first place. As…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesThe former Public Health England, now the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, works closely with us, particularly on this issue. We understand the call for a compulsory…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesI completely recognise the noble Lord’s point, which is why we welcome the fact that GambleAware will no longer fund the two clinics in London and Leeds. NHS England has stepped…28 Mar 2022HANSARDCommissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 March .23 Mar 2022HANSARDFood and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 March .23 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the Government will not oppose the minor and technical amendments tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Wheeler and Lady Thornton. We respect the fact that both…23 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillAs noble Lords know, I am still learning. I will take a moment to mark the end of the Bill’s passage through your Lordships’ House. Its size reflects the Government’s ambitious…23 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat the Bill do now pass.23 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIs that me?23 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersI thank the noble Baroness for her Question and for her continued conversations with me on a number of different health-related issues; I am learning quite a lot from those. I…21 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersThis Government are committed to ending rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament. The long-term plan set a target of 20 high-need areas to receive new specialist mental health…21 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersThe noble Baroness makes the very important point that a number of people who are homeless suffer from alcoholism and alcohol abuse—and indeed drug abuse. For some of these…21 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersI thank my noble friend for raising that important point. The new rough sleeping strategy from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will set out how…21 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersLike many other noble Lords, the noble Baroness has raised a very important aspect of this issue. She is absolutely right that people with drug addiction often have physical and…21 Mar 2022HANSARDFood and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022.21 Mar 2022