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HANSARDCancer Drugs: Licensing and ApprovalI thank the noble Baroness. It is important that NICE, MHRA and others hear some of the concerns, and the fact that we are being held to account today shows how important this is.…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCancer Drugs: Licensing and ApprovalIt is important that we learn the best lessons from abroad on incredibly important issues such as this. Where NICE and MHRA are allowed to talk to each other and co-operate—there…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCancer Drugs: Licensing and ApprovalI think noble Lords will agree with that frustration at the speed of approval and licensing, but in most cases it does happen speedily. One of the central issues is making sure…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCancer Drugs: Licensing and ApprovalI thank the noble Baroness for her Question. Clearly, there is distress and concern at the delay between MHRA approval and NICE licensing. The drug Trodelvy was licensed by the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCancer Drugs: Licensing and ApprovalNICE is committed to publishing draft guidance on cancer drugs around the time of licensing, with final guidance published within three months of licensing wherever possible. The…08 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesI thank my noble friend for highlighting the importance of this issue. There are MSK leads in local regions who have the ability to focus on what is best for their local region,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesI thank my noble friend for raising this issue and for the work he has done as part of the all-party group. I look forward to reading the report it is writing on this important…08 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesMy noble friend raises an important point. We accept this estimate; we are working hard to remedy it and to provide the healthcare that people need. The NHS has established the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesThe Government recognise the importance of FLS, as does the NHS. That is one of the reasons why they are looking to roll out these community diagnostic centres, to make sure that…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI thank the noble Baronesses for their questions and for raising some very important points, on which I and others have been in discussion not only with health professionals but…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI thank the noble Lord for that question. I have been made aware of this by more than one noble Lord today. I contacted NHSX; it said that it is looking into it and trying to work…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI thank the noble Lord for that point. I think noble Lords agree that it is really important that we make sure that we vaccinate as much of the world as possible. There is no…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI am afraid I am going to have to repeat the answer I gave earlier to the noble Lord. We were made aware of this only today and as soon as I heard, I got hold of NHSX and asked…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsThe noble Baroness raises a very important point. As far I am aware—I will confirm this—the population of prisons is being treated the same as the wider population in terms of…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsOn the noble Baroness’s first point, about the centres closing at 6 pm, this is the first time that I have been made aware of that. I welcome any feedback about what is working…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI thank the noble Baroness for that really important point: it is about not only consultants and GPs but nurse practitioners. When you go to book a booster jab and look at…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsThe most important thing is getting the third vaccine. The Government are monitoring and considering a wide range of factors, including cases and immunity, but also advice from…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI thank the noble Baroness for her question, I think. To be fair, she has made a number of points, especially about disparities and inequalities. It is quite sad that there is low…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsApart from the technical hitches in getting data on to it, which a number of noble Lords have referred to, the NHS app has a record of vaccination, which is important. The…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsThe Government welcome advice from a range of stakeholders and have listened to SAGE and others throughout to balance their different views. In fact, I remember that when Jeremy…08 Nov 2021