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HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerThis is where we see the diagnostic centres being a key area in this. We have set up 91 community diagnostic centres. In addition, in 2020 we had only 12 non-specific symptoms…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerI thank my noble friend. Key to this is the Help Us to Help You campaign, which reaches out to lots of different communities, including a number of minority communities. At the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerThe noble Baroness is correct: the problem about the so-called invisible diseases—of which cervical cancer is another example—is that you do not know quite what you should be…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesAs acknowledged by the Chancellor, pressures in the social care sector are a serious issue. We are taking steps to boost the social care workforce, investing up to £2.8 billion of…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesThe noble Viscount mentioned funding. Clearly, it was a difficult choice, but our priority was to make sure that the funding went into the supply of places over the next two…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesI will need to write on the detail of the median and upper quartiles, as mentioned. What I can say right now, though, is that the national living wage increase will put them over…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness. The new funds mentioned recognise that this is critical to the health of our National Health Service and the flow. As part of that, as I…21 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI like to think that we have an active strategy in this space. Personally, I prefer carrot to stick in this area. However, as I answered in the previous question, I am prepared to…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI am afraid the noble Lord is testing my memory as to what that was. If he will excuse me, I will find out what it was and write to him.17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI thank my noble friend and totally agree with him. As we have all mentioned, physical activities are a key part of a healthy lifestyle, regarding not just obesity and healthy…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI agree that health visitors play a vital role. We all know that a good start to life with healthy eating is a good foundation for the rest of your life. We also know that a lot…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI thank my noble friend for his question. Absolutely, we always need to ensure that we are trying to learn from best examples, either in this country or from around the world. The…17 Nov 2022HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for securing this important debate and all noble Lords across the Chamber…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityAddressing childhood obesity remains a priority for the Government and we remain committed to achieving our ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030. We are delivering an…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI hope the noble Baroness will forgive me if I am not quite sure which former Prime Minister and Chancellor she is referring to. I could not resist that, but I take her point and…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, I agree that we—both as the Government and in general—need to be clear about what our recommended calorific intake is each day. Whether you choose to change that by…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityAs I think the noble Lord is aware, the position on BOGOF, so to speak, is that we have delayed those restrictions for a year. We have taken significant action in this space, most…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI agree with the noble Baroness, particularly given her previous position, that sport and physical activity are vital. As I am sure she is aware, we have a 60-minute target for…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI agree with the noble Lord that a healthy lifestyle in terms of exercise gets only you so far and that the amount we eat is critical to that. We have played a very active role on…17 Nov 2022HANSARDGPs: Anti-depressants and AlcoholWe all agree that GPs are best placed to do this. I think the House is aware of our commitment to increase the number of GP appointments by 50 million, and we are well on course…16 Nov 2022