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HANSARDHealth Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 February be approved. Relevant document: 32nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee21 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023I think that is probably one element I need to come back to the noble Lord on in writing. As I said, I will try to follow up the questions in detail. I welcome the contributions…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful to be here today to debate these important regulations. Before I turn to the detail of the statutory instrument before us today, I would be grateful for the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank noble Lords for their contributions today and, as ever, will try to reply and follow up in writing where necessary. I shall try to take them in order, for ease. The noble…20 Mar 2023HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 202320 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesI thank the noble Baroness for that question. As I said, we are providing 800 new ambulances, but there is a flow issue, as she rightly points out. To resolve the issue at the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesClearly, we regret any circumstances where capacity is taken out of the system, and this is a clear example. Patient care is primary, and we hope to sit down and resolve the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesWe recognise the pressures facing the NHS and the need to recover performance following the impact of the pandemic. We are working hard to make sure that no one waits longer than…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesNoble Lords will be aware that this is a situation facing people all around the world. Just today I was being grilled by a Select Committee talking about the problems in Stanford…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesIt absolutely is; just look at Wales, at Scotland and at the whole country: it is a systemwide issue and we are implementing a systemwide solution. We have recruited 29,000…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesI thank the noble Lord for his contribution, as ever. Yes, absolutely; these things always have to be resolved around the table. As I say, I am pleased that we are making good…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesLocal ICBs—integrated care boards—are integral to this, understanding the need for ambulances in each of their areas. As noble Lords have heard me say before, often, having a fall…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesThe noble Baroness is correct that capacity is key to this, as are the workforce and the workforce plan. I am pleased to say that a more advanced version of that will be published…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesI am convinced that the ICS will make the best decisions for that area. I am very familiar with Sir Jim Mackey’s plans, which advocate setting up so-called hot and cold sites. It…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesThe noble Baroness is absolutely correct. Some 50% of all wait times—I have used this statistic before and I will correct it if I have not got it exactly right—come from I think…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesMy noble friend is absolutely correct: with responsibility for these things comes accountability, and it is the job of us all to hold people to account where performance is not…14 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAs I say, we have some good experience, because of course this is exactly what is currently happening. What is agreed between the local trusts and the unions in those…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAgain, my understanding is that there will be later groups of amendments where we will talk specifically about the devolved Governments, so there will be further opportunities…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank the noble and learned Lord for his comments. As I have said, in these circumstances we are talking about putting in place those minimum service levels for the trust to be…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAgain, I believe that it is trying to work off the 1992 definitions and work. The beauty of these debates, as I have come to appreciate about the House of Lords and the job that…09 Mar 2023