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HANSARDCovid-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 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 2021HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesI very much agree with my noble friend that the prevention of illness is as important as the cure. In conversations I have had with the NHS and other healthcare professionals,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCancer Drugs: Licensing and ApprovalI thank my noble friend, who has been an advocate for free trade, for his question. Sometimes in the conversation about recognition, there is a debate between harmonisation and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesE-cigarettes are a pathway out of cigarettes; these e-cigarette products exist now, even before we have one approved via the MHRA. It is important not to ban existing products…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesThe Government have allocated more money for local authorities but we think that it is best left to local authorities to decide how to spend that portion of their grant, for they…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesIt is true that some of the allocation for the National Health Service is being used for public health spending, but we want to make sure that across the health system the NHS not…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesThere are many bodies tackling public health and raising awareness of some of the worst health problems we have—not only the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesAs noble Lords will know, the Chancellor has confirmed additional spend for public health, and the public health grant will be maintained in real terms over the spending review…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesI thank my noble friend for that very important question. We continually assess our preparedness plans for infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics to ensure that they remain as…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesThe noble Baroness raises a very important point about needing to tackle disparities across our nations. The ring-fenced grant that we provide to local authorities to spend on…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesThe noble Lord raises a very important point about how we tackle these disparities. This is one of the reasons. Given that a lot of powers to intervene at local level are in the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesThe reform of alcohol duties will simplify duty rules and tax drinks in proportion to their alcohol content. This should create a financial incentive for manufacturers to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesMany public health officials, for many years, have criticised the system of alcohol taxation, particularly the EU’s system of taxation. Now that we have left the EU, we are free…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesThe noble Lord makes an important point in looking at the various factors that have to be balanced up. Clearly, we want to encourage consumers or drinkers to move towards…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesI thank my noble friend for that very important point. This is why the new system of taxation has been introduced. It will more directly align the volume of alcohol with the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesThe Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, as well as many other bodies, will continue constantly to review the impact of this change in taxation. In addition, the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesThe World Health Organization and a number of other organisations have criticised the current system of taxation of alcohol, and urged the Government—and the EU when we were a…02 Nov 2021