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HANSARDSpecialty Medical TrainingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ratio of medical training posts in each specialty relative to the number of foundation year medical students…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSpecialty Medical TrainingMy Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to raise this important issue. Although it will be a short debate, this is not an unimportant subject for us to discuss. It is…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSpecialty Medical TrainingJust to return to a point I mentioned about supporting professional activities as part of consultant job plans, I think it would be very helpful if the Minister would say that,…17 Jul 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will say a few words about Commons Amendment 2—I am grateful to the noble Lord for introducing all the amendments and referring to the purpose of that amendment. As he…10 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy Lords—09 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy Lords, we are not going to resume until 8.42 pm, so we have four minutes.09 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingMy Lords, does the Minister agree that sometimes the most effective integration of care is around the decisions and choices of the care recipient themselves? To that purpose,…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my registered interest as chair of the Cambridgeshire Development Forum and the Oxfordshire Development Forum. I emphasise that my views on these…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay ServiceMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. I always feel that I learn things by participating in debates with him and following him in debates, but…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My Lords, the Minister will recall the table to the spending review which lists the departmental expenditure limits. Within that there is a line for the reserve, which I assume is…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay ServiceBefore the Minister moves on to another subject, given the particular circumstances in Scotland, which the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, referred to, and the many islands, if the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsMy Lords, I know many of us who were on the International Agreements Committee at an earlier stage, when we were looking at the difficulties of negotiating a deal with India,…13 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsThe Grimstone rule is essentially that the Government commit that, if our International Agreements Committee said that the treaty should be debated by this House, that debate…13 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, I want to intervene briefly just to agree with my noble friend Lady Coffey and the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I will not repeat their points, but I think it is important…06 May 2025HANSARDAI: Cross-sector LegislationMy Lords—29 Apr 2025HANSARDAI: Cross-sector LegislationMy Lords—29 Apr 2025HANSARDAI: Cross-sector LegislationI am grateful. I draw the House’s attention to my register of interests. Is it the Government’s intention to use the powers in the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, when…29 Apr 2025HANSARDThe Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I am glad to follow the right reverend Prelate and to contribute to the debate on this excellent report. I was also glad to listen to the maiden speech of the noble…25 Apr 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and indeed to join her in saying how important it is that this is a further step in the process of…23 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Cambridgeshire Development Forum, and, of course, Cambridge South Station is in my former constituency. Does the Minister agree…22 Apr 2025