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HANSARDCommissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Commissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022.21 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersI am sure we are all grateful that the noble Lord was able to ask his question on this issue. I pay particular tribute to the noble Lord for all his work and for raising awareness…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 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 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 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersMy noble friend raises the very important issue of prevention. When we look at the causes of homelessness, they are often complex, and we might consider that all of us—including…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCommissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, patient safety remains a top priority for the Government, and we continue to place enormous emphasis on making our NHS safer and as safe as possible for patients. This…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 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillMy Lords, I thank my friend, the right honourable Member for North Somerset, Liam Fox, who was here earlier; I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, for introducing the Bill in…18 Mar 2022HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham on progressing his Private Member’s Bill to this stage and securing this important debate. I am sure the many…18 Mar 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI hope the noble Baroness will not take this personally and I am sorry I forgot to answer that specific question. I am sure noble Lords will recognise that a number of questions…18 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 22 February be approved.17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I understand that there is an amendment to the Motion. Given that, I think it would only be appropriate to allow the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, to speak first so that…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHuman Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 February be approved. Relevant documents: 31st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022I begin by thanking all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate today, and in the previous debate on this issue last week. I will try to answer the questions posed, some of…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022Yes, I apologise for my enthusiasm to answer. We have accepted the JCVI advice to offer the vaccine to all children aged five to 11. The advice follows a thorough review by the…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI begin by thanking the noble Lords who initiated this debate tonight and my noble friend Lord Moynihan, the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson and Lady Morris of Yardley, and…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate for the passion they have shown. I think we are all concerned by vaccine inequity—as noble Lords have rightly said, we…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill16 Mar 2022