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HANSARDRespiratory VirusesI congratulate my noble friend on the success of the flu jab and the way it has worked this year through general practice. In passing, I also reflect on the pre-testing of…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsNevertheless, does my noble friend recognise that there is great hardship for significant numbers of people who are stuck in the middle? I speak as a former chairman of the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsNo—Islington.05 Jan 2022HANSARDMedical Schools: Training PlacesMy Lords, as well as increasing the numbers, is it not equally important that we ensure that every newly qualified doctor, on whom we spend well over £200,000, signs up for at…13 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PCR and Lateral Flow Test ProvidersFollowing on from that question, I remind my noble friend that, as far as I am aware, all the PCR tests are endorsed by Her Majesty’s Government, but the price varies from £60 to…13 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateLast evening, I mentioned to my noble friend the predicament of the 300,000 people who are housebound and cannot go and get a vaccination. I appealed to the Minister, saying that…08 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is a watershed Bill at a watershed time for the National Health Service. I shall touch on a few issues but many more will come up in Committee. Before I do anything…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]The misguided bit is that the promoters of the Bill have not taken any advice on communication. It is quite clear to me, as one who has been a professional in that world, that to…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]As I mentioned, I spent 20-odd years in advertising. The Bill says that the warning has to be in red on blank white paper—quite frankly, that will be very difficult to read. If my…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest; I have never smoked in my life, but I hold a modest amount of stock in British American Tobacco. More importantly, in the late 1960s, I was a…03 Dec 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare a possible interest as a trustee of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund. I want to put this on the record, as we are getting wide briefings at the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn light of the overall success of the vaccination programme, is it now a condition of employment that every new recruit to the NHS, at every level, must be vaccinated against…29 Nov 2021HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021My Lords, I very much welcome these proposals. Having said that, I have a number of questions to ask my noble friend. First, why is Northern Ireland not included? I am sure there…09 Nov 2021HANSARDGreen Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021My Lords, I have come to learn rather than to criticise or analyse in much depth. I was on the Select Committee on energy in the other place and I have tried to keep up to date…09 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I place on record my thanks to the Chancellor, the Ministers and staff in Her Majesty’s Treasury. Quite frankly, the response that they gave to our population was…03 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesMy Lords, is the Minister aware that, as I understand it, there is a problem with the MHRA budget? This is important work. Furthermore, is it not a fact that the industry itself…02 Nov 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020I am most grateful. I will make three points about communication. Last Saturday, I queued up at Chicksands centre—two hours’ queueing, with no appointment. Fine—I make no…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020My Lords, I declare an interest in that I am married to a doctor, a former GP who ran a big practice in Biggleswade.26 Oct 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I recall, when I was Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker in the other place, a number of colleagues seeing me early in my appointment with some suggestions for…25 Oct 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend on the Front Bench for expanding a little on what is in orders No. 1 and No. 2. I took the opportunity to have brief consultations with…19 Oct 2021