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HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Further VariantsMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, asked about the availability of Evusheld for those for whom a vaccine is wholly ineffective or contraindicated. I add that on Monday a…23 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I hope we are all agreed that we should not insist on the amendment that we passed on the previous occasion. However, we were right to ask the other place to think…22 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I was not intending to intervene, but I was prompted to do so not least by the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham. That the PPRS has been sustained by Governments,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHuman Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am glad to have the opportunity of contributing to this debate. If I may, I shall say something about each of the two regulations we are looking at. Before I go down…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend, in particular for the helpful explanation of the impact of the response to the consultation published yesterday, which I think…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will not go on at great length because noble Lords have heard more than sufficient from me today, but this group brings us to what is known in the trade as the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe noble Lord was elucidating something to which I was responding. That is my view. Anyway, I was not planning to go on at any length. My point is very straightforward. As the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am responding to the debate, am I not?03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendments 61, 95 and 96, which are all in my name, are to two separate issues. Amendment 61 relates to an issue we debated a number of times in Committee, when, if I…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to noble Lords for their support, and to my noble friend for responding. I have a couple of important things to say. First, I was not suggesting these…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this group of amendments in my name relates to Clause 26. Noble Lords will recall that we had a rather helpful debate about this in Committee. The point is that the Care…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillWe all know that when these proposals come forward, there is a lot of local pressure. In many cases, it will be local pressure that is transmitted to the Secretary of State by…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, noble Lords will recall from Committee some substantial discussion about whether it was wise for the Secretary of State to take additional powers of direction in…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will intervene. I was not intending to speak but I was prompted by a recollection arising from the reference to anaesthetists by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. I…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am most grateful to my noble friend and for the support of noble Lords for the concept. I hope the CQC will find that this assists it in ensuring that it remains independent in…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. In particular I am grateful for his specific assurances on the powers of procurement and the question of resource allocation. We can be…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022