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HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendment Relating to Original Pack Dispensing) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2023As ever, I thank noble Lords for their constructive comments and general welcoming of the proposals. On the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, unfortunately, we do not…24 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineThe noble Baroness is correct. The unfortunate Wakefield effect had quite an impact on that cohort of people, so the campaigns have been targeted particularly at specific…20 Jul 2023HANSARDEmergency Healthcare (Public Services Committee Report)First, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, and all the contributors to the report. It was a thoughtful and constructive report, just as today’s debate has been.…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineI am sorry, I am not quite sure what the question was there. Clearly, we need to make sure that the system is working in terms of making sure that the payments are there so the…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineAs mentioned, there are outreach programmes, particularly for home-schooled children or children who are not there. There are also programmes in community centres, with the idea…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineYes. That is where we really see UKHSA coming into its own in terms of taking an intelligence-led approach. The concern came from its modelling: its epidemiologists brought this…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineThe noble Lord is correct about trying to make sure that we learn the lessons from all these areas. The approach that they have been responding to so far is very much “horses for…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineThere are two main approaches. If a child is under 11, we would prefer to have a parent present, for obvious reasons—because it involves a vaccination—so that is normally done…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineYes. This whole campaign is looking particularly at hard-to-reach communities. The concern is particularly in London. Whereas we have about 85% take-up across England as a whole,…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineThe UK Health Security Agency is closely engaging with the Department for Education to boost uptake of the MMR vaccine, especially in areas with lower uptake. Earlier this month a…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineI thank my noble friend. I was speaking to the senior epidemiologist at UKHSA just this morning about this. My noble friend is right to point out the concerns in this area. On…20 Jul 2023HANSARDMMR VaccineI do not necessarily believe that that is the reason for the reduction. What we saw during Covid, as with so many things, was a couple of years when people were not attending…20 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersTo me, that is a great example of how working in co-operation to allow people to make the right choices is the best way. For instance, 78% of shoppers have said that they are in…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersThe noble Baroness is correct; this is a complicated area, and a number of measures need to be taken. The best thing is the promotion of healthy foods, and the fresh fruit and veg…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersAs we have mentioned before, our general direction of travel is to educate, reformulate and give people the best chances through having choices, and a good start in life through…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersWe are trying to educate, inform and nudge. The best example of all is encouraging the industry to reformulate its foods to be healthier. At this point, I am glad to say that,…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersHe definitely does. He was very much behind these measures. Just look at what we are doing in the smoking space, through the swapping out of cigarettes for vapes—another example…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersFirst, I thank the noble Baroness for her tireless work in this space. I think we have shown that our restrictions are absolutely placed to inform and educate people so that they…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersThe volume price promotion restrictions have been delayed for two years while we prioritise the implementation of the location restrictions. This is the most impactful policy for…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFood: Two-For-One OffersThere is absolutely the commitment for October 2025. The tactic behind that is to give industry the time to make its food healthier. That is exactly what it is doing in the…19 Jul 2023