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HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank all noble Lords who have raised important points in this debate; I also thank them for accepting some of the amendments that we have tabled in response to their…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the House for its continued focus on addressing the needs of babies, children and young people and thank noble Lords for bringing forward amendments on this…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIndeed, sometimes it is absolutely critical that decisions are made quickly. Where there are concerns about the speed of those decisions, the Secretary of State may ultimately…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe noble Baroness raises some important points, but I remind her that, alongside those, she should consider safeguards and limitations that are being put in place to address…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am grateful to the noble Lord because that was a point I was hoping to come to when I lost my line. The budget will be agreed by the start of the new financial year and, as in…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank noble Lords for bringing this debate to the House today. I am sure that the Secretary of State will be grateful for the desire to save him from himself and his powers. Let…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the noble Baroness for clarifying that. Of course, we completely understand the concerns that have been raised. The Secretary of State must use regulation-making powers…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for bringing the discussion of workforce planning before the House today. Perhaps before I go further, all noble Lords will want to join me…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy goodness—I thank noble Lords for their brevity. I am afraid that I shall not be as brief as I would want to be. I would like to confine myself to single-word answers, but I do…03 Mar 2022HANSARDEating DisordersThere are number of areas—not only eating disorders but elsewhere—where people are often concerned about that transition from children’s services to adult services. We are looking…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I hope that noble Lords will find it helpful for me to speak early in this debate, since we believe that government Amendment 31 addresses…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the noble Lord for that intervention because I was just about to come to it. I should add that new Section 14Z30 very clearly requires ICBs to manage conflicts of interest…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI wish my noble friend had stood up the moment I mentioned Amendment 10A. I can only apologise. I have received advice to agree with what my noble friend said. I shall very…01 Mar 2022