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HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am grateful to my noble friend for that explanation, which, I am sorry to tell him, wholly fails to provide reassurance. First, he was wrong, in the sense that he maybe implied…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I intervene briefly to say that I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Crisp. We are grateful to him for tabling them, and indeed for presenting…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIf anyone cares to look at it, it was also a very good illustration of the benefits of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel. Not only did it do something that Ministers could not…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, can I just take us back to Amendment 266, to which I have added my name, before we lose sight of it? It was helpfully introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, and…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, perhaps I may make two quick points. At an earlier stage in the Committee, using the example from the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, in relation to Bromley by Bow and…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall intervene relatively briefly. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, quite rightly said that this is a significant departure from the intentions of the 2012 legislation. The…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy noble friend must address the point. The point is that if the requirement were not what the Fixed-term Parliaments Act required but a simple majority on a Motion in the House…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to contribute to this debate. I signed Amendment 3 together with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and other noble Lords. I do not come to this…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThere are many circumstances in which crises can emerge. There are arguments that cut both ways. In the midst of a pandemic, does one want an election? In the midst of a war, does…25 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am sorry—it is getting late—but will my noble friend at least, at some point, tell us: did Ministers ever challenge the NHS on whether what it was asking for required primary…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thought those were very interesting and helpful remarks from the noble Lord, Lord Rennard. They serve to remind us of the importance of self-management in securing the…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord and I endorse the points he makes about the diversity of provision, which is certainly something that we should aim for; I am not…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI can see that my noble friend is eager to come in but I will conclude by answering the noble Baroness. I am not an expert, but I think the CQC has the powers—since it presently…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, in response to that, may I say that when I was shadow Secretary of State for several years, GPs consistently told me that if only they were given the responsibility,…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I want to intervene at not too much length. I welcome these amendments and am grateful to my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for bringing hers forward. It…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillGiven NICE’s remit, it might be the Welsh Government as well, but the noble Lord may well be correct. We are all surmising, but I think we are probably not too far off the mark.…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI just had a flashback moment. I remember being asked, or volunteering, a decade ago to produce a chart of the various organisations under the 2012 Act. I think that the King’s…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I did not originally intend to contribute to this debate. However, I would like to thank the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, for his Amendment 41A, which, although modest in…18 Jan 2022HANSARDExchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information AgreementMy Lords, as a member of the International Agreements Committee I am very pleased to have this opportunity to follow our Chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town. I…17 Jan 2022HANSARDExchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information AgreementIs it reasonable to infer, from what my noble friend has said, that if a follow-on agreement is subject to examination by the treaties committee in the Australian Parliament, it…17 Jan 2022