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HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesAgain, the use of hubs and their importance for getting people back to work is recognised. That is why in 2023, in the major conditions strategy, we announced the £400 million…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesAs I mentioned, I agree with the noble Baroness that the FLS has shown many cases of prevention. There is a good argument in terms of investment and the return on it all. That is…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesI think that the statement made previously has been corrected on this, but, as I mentioned, we accept that these services are very effective in what they do. That is why we have…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesFirst, I thank my noble friend for his tireless campaigning in this space. I agree that there is a very good case to be made. Many of us will know the advantage of the fracture…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesYes. Again, I did more research into this and, similar to the point just made, for women over 45 more hospital days are spent with osteoporosis than with conditions such as…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesI believe that the latest number is 57%, but the general point stands that that leaves 43% which are making other types of provision. The work we are doing right now is trying to…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesThe noble Baroness is correct. As well as using a physio to strengthen people’s use of their limbs, there is a strong investment case behind home improvements because of the…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesThe noble Lord is correct; there has been some good evidence gained. As I mentioned previously, it shows that the probability of suffering from a fracture if you have been in a…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesThe Government recognise the value of the quality-assured secondary fracture prevention services, including the fracture liaison services, or FLS. More than 500,000 fragility…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Fracture Liaison ServicesI thank the noble Lord. His interventions around the communications side are always welcome, because we recognise that it is one thing having a service and another thing making…05 Feb 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenThe noble Baroness is correct: the number of young people with life-limiting conditions has gone up, from about 33,000 around 2001-02 to about 87,000 more recently. A lot of that…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenThe department is working closely with other organisations to ensure that recommendations are taken forward and oversight is maintained. Together, we have taken steps on several…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenClearly, the processes on these terrible cases have got to be as transparent as possible. As noble Lords probably know, legal aid is automatically available in all these types of…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenMy understanding, now that the task force composition has been set up, is that this will be arranged shortly. I completely agree with the noble Baroness that these are important,…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenFirst, I thank my noble friend and the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for their work in this field. Of course I will very happily meet to talk about progress. Minister Caulfield has…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenClearly, we would all agree that the families need to be the priority in these terrible cases. What we have tried to do—and I have also done my own research into this—is make…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenYes, I am very happy to add my thanks for everything they do in this. It is clear in these circumstances that the more support we can give families, the better. I will speak to…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenYes, the noble Lord is quite correct. We know that, in many walks of life, so to speak, there are certain sectors of society that do not get the same level of provision and…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokingFirst, my understanding about New Zealand is that one of the biggest bones of contention was that it was looking to reduce the number of smoking retailers from 6,000 to 600; that…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokingThe honest answer is that we do not know yet, and that is a problem. As we know, a number of these things take time to play through. That is why we want to make sure we take a…25 Jan 2024