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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Regulations laid before the House on 9 December be approved. Relevant document: 24th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Instrument not yet reported…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021 be approved and shall also be moving…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021That the Regulations laid before the House on 13 December be approved. Relevant document: Instrument not yet reported by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments15 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningThe statistics we have show that four out of five breast cancers tend to develop in women over 50. Therefore, screening is really for women between 50 and 71, which will catch…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningAs the noble Baroness will acknowledge, the MHRA and NICE are independent, but I can, of course, raise the issue with them.14 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 November be approved. Relevant document: 21st Report by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (s pecial attention…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningThe Marmot review found that screening women outside the ages of 50 to 70 could lead to overdiagnosis and to referring women for unnecessary tests and overtreatment. But women in…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningIn previous debates this week I have outlined what we are doing to increase recruitment. On the specific issue in the mammography workforce, Health Education England is providing…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningI thank the noble Baroness for giving me advance notice of the question, and so giving me the chance to get some information. Data on cancer stages is currently published only…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I will make a Statement on measures to make sure that our health and care system is as safe as possible in the battle against Covid-19 by making vaccination a condition…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningI thank the noble Baroness for raising the importance of co-ordination and sharing information across the devolved Administrations. I have meetings scheduled with health Ministers…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningI have previously announced government investment in retention programmes and looking at getting back those who have retired and increasing training places in medical schools and…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for taking part in this debate. I apologise to noble Lords for getting the terminology wrong at the beginning. I will make sure that that is…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningThe plan will be published in due course. When we look at the backlog for the breast screening programme, we see that all 77 NHS breast screening providers are now operational and…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningThe noble Baroness raises a very important point; we need to tackle inequalities not just in this area but across all healthcare. One of the things we have been looking at is…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningI thank the noble Lord for raising the issue; I know he has been a strong champion of Africa over the years. The fact is that, when it comes to recruitment, we adopt ethical…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningI think all noble Lords would agree with the noble Baroness that it is important we have speedy diagnosis. On the specific question, I will check and get back to her.14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningThe Government completely agree with the sentiments expressed by the noble Baroness.14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningThe method for booking screenings has now changed, so people can book online on demand, rather than waiting for a referral.14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningRecovery of screening has been an ongoing priority and all NHS breast screening providers are now operational. We allocated £22 million towards mobile breast screening units and…14 Dec 2021