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HANSARDRoad Closures in Central LondonMy Lords, is the Minister aware that much more serious than any of the factors mentioned so far is the fact that patients who are ill have been prevented from getting into St…08 Oct 2019HANSARDModern Slavery (Victim Support) BillMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the University of Nottingham conducted a cost-benefit analysis of my Bill and showed that it would have saved £25 million in the past two…07 Oct 2019HANSARDPeatlands: Commercial ExploitationMy Lords, why do we not go back to using manure, which was very effective?09 Sept 2019HANSARDReport Pursuant to Sections 3(1), 3(6), 3(7), 3(8), 3(9) and 3(10) the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019My Lords, I too would like to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Caine, on this splendid speech. The Northern Ireland Assembly was the first legislature in the UK to pass new…09 Sept 2019HANSARDAcademic Health Science CentresMy Lords, I shall describe how I tried to enhance the co-operation and understanding between academia and hospitals by having all the trainees in a third of the south-east region…02 Jul 2019HANSARDFolic AcidWe must be sure that the right dose of folic acid is applied. The Americans did not put enough folate in; their dose was probably half what it should have been. Will the Minister…18 Jun 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingDoes the Minister agree that the way to reduce the number of amputations is to reduce the causes of them, one of which is the obesity epidemic? If a person’s waist measurement is…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her usual helpful reply. She has done so well in stimulating the Department of Health, because in November last year the department told us that…02 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a national system of recording (1) the number of, (2) the treatment received by, and (3) the dates of…02 May 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) BillMy Lords, when I approach the subject of Northern Ireland, I do so with sensitivity to its troubled history and with an overwhelming conviction that devolution in Northern Ireland…01 Mar 2019HANSARDMental Health: Eating DisordersMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, when we talk about eating disorders, the most serious eating disorder by far is the obesity epidemic, which is now impinging on the Armed…25 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Health: Eating DisordersMy Lords—25 Feb 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Free School MealsMy Lords, will the Minister ensure that these meals include whole milk as opposed to that rubbishy skimmed stuff? If children are fed on whole milk, as 8,000 in Canada were, there…21 Feb 2019HANSARDPrisoners: Acquired Brain InjuriesDoes the Minister agree that much more serious than head injuries is the high incidence in these prisons of obesity? Obesity cannot be blamed on poverty: it is due to prison…12 Feb 2019HANSARDParking on PavementsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that this practice can be lethal because of the glass and steel grids on pavements that allow light to underground structures? If a lorry goes over…11 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) BillMy Lords, I would like to thank everyone who has taken part in this debate. I am very reassured indeed by what has been said. It might perhaps be appropriate to repeat something…01 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) BillWe have always encouraged the carrying of donor cards. We used to keep a whole stack of them in our pockets and hand them out to the patients at Guy’s. As for the evidence, I am…01 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) BillMy Lords, Amendment 2 is inspired by Section 2(3) of the Welsh legislation. It requires the Secretary of State at least once every five years to lay before Parliament a report…01 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill01 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) BillMy Lords, I will begin by speaking to Amendment 1 and will then follow on to Amendment 3. I should point out that I am recovering from an operation—not a transplant—on my eye, and…01 Feb 2019