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HANSARDMerck Research SiteMy Lords, the Minister will be aware, because I have raised this issue with him personally, that when I was the Life Sciences Minister, I wanted to work with other parts of…11 Sept 2025HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination ProgrammeMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, for securing this debate today on RSV, particularly on vaccines for children. I pay tribute to her for…09 Sept 2025HANSARDSuicide ReductionMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for raising this important issue today. The Minister will be aware that the data on suicides shows some disparities: for…08 Sept 2025HANSARDProstate CancerI thank my noble friend Lord Mott for securing this important debate and for sharing some of those startling statistics. I also thank other noble Lords who contributed today and…03 Sept 2025HANSARDMinimally Invasive Cancer TherapiesMy Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare. I pay tribute to him and wish him a happy retirement. Only yesterday, he managed to offload two single-use defibrillators on…24 Jul 2025HANSARDDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy: GivinostatMy Lords, we heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, that there is an early access programme for a new treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the UK. Can the Minister…22 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission on Adult Social CareTo make it easy, I will resolve it. My Lords, I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the late noble Lord, Lord Lipsey. He was on the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care of the…22 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS England: Staff CostsMy Lords, following the previous questions, I am sure that many noble Lords would agree with reducing staff, especially where there is duplication or where it may make more…21 Jul 2025HANSARDWeight Loss MedicationMy Lords, I want to follow up on what the Minister has just said and the previous question from the noble Baroness. As we have heard from the personal testimonies of noble Lords,…21 Jul 2025HANSARDSpecialty Medical TrainingMy Lords, first, I should declare my interests. We are not allowed any more just to say, “I refer my interests as in the register”. Very quickly, I am a professor of politics at…17 Jul 2025HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionMy Lords, I begin by paying tribute to those conscientious resident doctors who have decided not to take industrial action so that they can continue their vital work and care of…16 Jul 2025HANSARDHousebuilders: Information SharingMy Lords, the Minister has rightly talked about the barriers faced by SMEs and smaller developers entering the market. One of the issues identified is planning departments. What…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAdvertising Restrictions on Less Healthy FoodMy Lords, as a number of noble Lords have said during this Question, there have been many top-down efforts over the years to reduce unhealthy eating and obesity, but they have all…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy Lords, before I begin, it is the first opportunity for me from these Benches to wish the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, a speedy but restful recovery over the summer. I look…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanIt will be next year.09 Jul 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasMy Lords, while there are legitimate concerns over the levels of immigration, it is important to recognise the contribution that immigrants have made to our great country, not…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025I appreciate the response from the Minister. She said that she will keep this under review. As part of that review, are the Government or officials looking at ways in which they…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I also thank the Minister for introducing these regulations succinctly, as the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, said. Perhaps in common with the Liberal Democrats, we on these…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument in her usual succinct way and all noble Lords who spoke in this debate. We on these very efficient…17 Jun 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Monckton for raising the important issue of a workforce that understands how to deal with those with learning disabilities. Given the…17 Jun 2025