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HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI believe that staff are now being given that framework. Historically, as the report shows, they have not always been given that. Clearly, if this report is really going to lead…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationDr Kirkup’s report, published last week, contains some stark and upsetting findings. As mentioned, the report examined more than 200 births in east Kent between 2009 and 2020 and…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI thank my noble friend for her question; I know this is an area in which she has longstanding interest and expertise. She refers to embedding compassionate care and, perhaps like…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI agree, and if I may I would like to quote Dr Bill Kirkup in the report: “Clinicians should not have to live in fear” where “honest clinical errors” are made. That is exactly the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationThe noble Baroness is right to say that it is clear that we have not got it right to date, as shown by the fact that these instances have come up. We are taking the right steps…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Public Well-beingMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, for securing this important debate, and all noble Lords across the Chamber who have contributed to the constructive and…20 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Public Well-beingNo, I am not going to respond to that point at the moment. The Government recognise how important it is to protect and promote the well-being of the British people, particularly…20 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseWith constraints on the public purse, I like many others believe that targeted support is probably the best form of support, and 60% of women receive it free. At the same time, as…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseI again agree with the point. Helpfully, the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, pointed me towards the excellent Fawcett Society report this morning, for which I am grateful. It makes…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseI apologise if I have not answered the point on the EHRC satisfactorily and it is best that I follow it up in writing to make sure that I do so. On the Equality Act, as I am sure…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseMy Lords, the menopause is a priority area in the women’s health strategy. The NHS has a programme to improve clinical menopause care in England and reduce disparities in access…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseI thank the noble Baroness. I agree that it is fitting that we should be having this debate today, World Menopause Day. I completely agree with the importance of this subject for…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseI agree that we want to make sure that there is national access. I understand that, whereas we had 30% take-up as long ago as the 1990s, with the incorrect scare around some of…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseI will not pretend to be able to give a detailed answer at this point. I am aware that part of the funding through the health and wellbeing fund is to make sure that women’s…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseYes. The noble Baroness will be aware that only 55% of women showing symptoms felt able to talk to GPs about it and another 30% felt that there were delays in diagnosis. Clearly,…18 Oct 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI thank the noble Lord. The figures to which he refers are a mixture of the pricing of these so-called “buy one, get one free”-type promotions and their positioning in a…17 Oct 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI do not believe that we are fudging around. Noble Lords will see some very firm action. If the noble Lord goes into the supermarkets today, he will see a very big difference in…17 Oct 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, as the House will be aware, the tax on sugar in drinks has reduced consumption of sugar by 44%, so I totally agree with the sentiment. We have been successful in this.…17 Oct 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy understanding is that the figures for childhood obesity have been fairly flat for a number of years, apart from for the year of Covid, when they all went up. The year after…17 Oct 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityI thank the noble Baroness for bringing this issue before us. I know that she is a passionate campaigner in this area, with a strong track record. I like to believe that we have…17 Oct 2022