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HANSARDHIV Action PlanThe Government remain committed to reaching zero new HIV transmissions in England by 2030, and we continue to make good progress towards this target. In September, the Government…18 Oct 2021HANSARDHIV Action PlanI start by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Cashman. We served in the European Parliament together for many years, where he was always a champion of LGBTQ+ issues and made…18 Oct 2021HANSARDHIV Action PlanAs noble Lords will have seen, there is agreement with the noble Lord’s point. As part of the Government’s commitment to reaching zero new HIV transmissions in England by 2030,…18 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandI thank the noble Lord, Lord Birt, for his question. Yes, I agree. The Government have provided support to our fantastic social care sector; many will debate whether it is enough…14 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandThank you. Noble Lords will have to forgive the new boy. Now someone is saying I have two minutes—there we are. There are many questions I wanted to go through in detail, so I…14 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, for securing a debate on such an important subject. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, for her commiserations…14 Oct 2021HANSARDVirginity TestingI give the noble Baroness the assurance that I agree—I do not think anyone disagrees—that we should try to ban both these practices as soon as possible. The issue is that although…12 Oct 2021HANSARDVirginity TestingI thank my noble friend for that question. I think we all agree, as he said, that conversion therapy is an awful practice and should be outlawed. The Government have made a…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Type 2 DiabetesI hope the noble Lord will forgive me, but I am not yet aware of the practices in Amsterdam. I would very much like to look into those and learn more. We can learn. It is really…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Type 2 DiabetesI thank noble Lords for giving me a pause for breath; I appreciate the patience they have shown me today. The Government welcome Diabetes UK’s research in increasing our…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Type 2 DiabetesI first thank the noble Lord very much for his warm welcome and his modest appraisal of my performance thus far. I am told that, coming from him, that is high praise indeed; he…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Type 2 DiabetesI take a personal interest in diabetes; I have two very close family members with diabetes, one type 1 and one type 2. I noticed during the Covid lockdown the different approaches…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Type 2 DiabetesI thank my noble friend. I have done my homework and I have read a little about what has been happening up to now, especially about the NHS diabetes prevention programme, which…12 Oct 2021HANSARDVirginity TestingI thank my noble friend for her warm welcome. In answer to her specific question, the Government absolutely agree with the World Health Organization’s view that virginity testing…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeNICE is seen as a world leader in the translation of research into authoritative, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and the Government have confidence in NICE’s ability to carry…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeFirst, I thank the noble Baroness for her warm welcome. I look forward to many exchanges with her and to learning from Ministers across the House and those who have been in the…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeI thank my noble friend—my predecessor—for his warm words and his offer of advice to me, as I find my feet and find myself swimming at the deep end, if you like, in this job.…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeI thank the noble Baroness for her warm welcome. I am new to this and, as you can imagine, I am still learning the ropes and learning about NICE and its processes. However, I…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeI thank the noble Baroness for her question. The issues related to some of the guidelines concerning GET. There was a concern that these would be deleted. Some groups and…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeI thank my noble friend for her question and for making time to meet with me in the early days of my job and give me the benefit of her experience, particularly on the issues she…12 Oct 2021