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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will intervene briefly, if I may, to support my noble friend in her Amendment 17. I am glad to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff. I will not follow…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very glad to have this opportunity to contribute to the Committee’s discussions. We turn to the mandate, which noble Lords will recall is the means by which the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am most grateful to my noble friend for that response and to all those who contributed to this short debate. It was a helpful opportunity to reinforce the desirability of the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I would like to intervene on this group, in particular to support Amendment 19. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, and the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, for…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUK-Ukraine Credit Support AgreementMy Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, and, although I do not wish to lead him, I am sure my noble friend the Minister will be able to…05 Jan 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, said, there are six amendments in this group, five of which have my name. I am grateful to noble Lords who have also put their…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMaldives: TariffsDoes my noble friend not agree that the way forward is for us to enter a bilateral economic partnership agreement with the Maldives? I believe that the Government of the Republic…14 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Supply of MedicinesMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the simplest and probably best solution would be if there were mutual recognition between the United Kingdom and the EU of the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, over the last two years, we have all had cause to be immensely grateful to the National Health Service. NHS staff have responded heroically to the demands of the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Health Service: Liability CostsMy Lords, I am pleased to follow my noble friend, who has made an interesting and helpful contribution, not only from the legal point of view but from that of policy. We are all…02 Dec 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I am very glad to follow my noble friend and like him, of necessity, I come to bury the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, not revive it. It has been a privilege to listen to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, in my noble friend’s repeat of the Statement, he said that “our strategy is to buy ourselves time and strengthen our defences”. May I ask him about our border controls?…29 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairDoes my noble friend agree that Ofcom is a statutory body with many, and increasing numbers of, serious statutory responsibilities? In that respect, what we are looking for in a…24 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy noble friend referred to the agreement having been shared with us, but I am not aware of having seen it or where it was shared with me.22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I very much appreciate that the noble Lord, Lord Browne, has brought forward his Amendment 30 in particular. It is very helpful to our debate and rather complements the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillIt was my intention to contribute to this debate briefly. Since the Minister has referred to the agreement, I probably ought to read it and digest it before venturing any…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI am grateful to my noble friend. We are going to return to some of these issues and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.17 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillBefore my noble friend moves off this particular point, he will know, and the Committee will have observed, that in paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 the Government are proposing to take…17 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillThe noble Lord was chastising the Explanatory Notes earlier for not explaining. On this occasion, I think the Explanatory Notes explain that the purpose of paragraph 11 of…17 Nov 2021