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HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillMy Lords, my colleagues and I have been involved in this space for many years. I was in conversation with my colleagues just last week. I agree with the noble Baroness, but one of…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, just before the Minister stands, I rise to support Amendment 184ZA in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege. Over the last 28 years, it has been my privilege…07 Mar 2022HANSARDIntegration White PaperMy Lords, I welcome the White Paper and the direction of travel. I thank the Minister and his colleagues for being willing to listen to me and colleagues in the NHS who are…10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very supportive of what the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, said. My colleagues and I have been in this space for 37 years and we have built rather a lot of things in it.…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for those helpful thoughts and reflections. First, on NHS England, we need to be very sure that a two-way street is established, because I worry…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have listened carefully to the debate taking place in Committee over the last few weeks with great interest and noted the growing consensus that now exists across this…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, reminded us last Thursday that we have been talking about the social determinants of health and health inequalities for 40 years.…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for those thoughts and comments. I also thank noble Lords who have supported this amendment and this very encouraging debate. The purpose of today…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, there is just one amendment in this debate. My other two come further on.18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, my colleagues and I built the first online facility for the voluntary and social enterprise sector in this country in 1997, called CAN Online. We learned rather a lot…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I did not want to speak in this part of the discussion but I will make a few comments. I absolutely support what the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Lord,…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I spoke on Tuesday about the structure that my colleague Paul Brickell, a Labour councillor in Newham at the time, and I, wrote for the then Government Minister Hazel…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the Minister. Can I just give an illustration about the local on this issue? I am certainly not an expert on climate change, but I am a practical person who worries a lot…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I was one of the people, along with Paul Brickell, who wrote for Hazel Blears the structure for the Olympic Park Legacy Company. I was involved in that project from day…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I welcome the direction of travel the Government are taking with this legislation. It is a direction of travel my colleagues and I set out on 36 years ago this year at…07 Dec 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, it is good that we are having this debate today, but I fear I must repeat arguments I have made before, because I do not believe the practical risks are any less since I…22 Oct 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, my colleagues and I have spent the last 14 months operating at the sharp end in challenging communities across the country. We can see in detail what is happening…17 May 2021HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I will not detain the House for long. I am encouraged by this debate. Last year I sat on the committee on regenerating coastal and seaside towns. We looked in a lot of…02 Mar 2020