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HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, before beginning my speech, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests, particularly my involvement with Cambridge University Health Partners, Newmarket…16 Jan 2026HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccine CertificationMy Lords, last month the Ada Lovelace Institute published a report on the potential of vaccine passports. Among other recommendations, it called for the Government to engage with…04 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review: Sodium ValproateTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the report by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review First Do No Harm , published on 8 July 2020, what plans they…02 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review: Sodium ValproateI am grateful to my noble friend for his Answer. Since my noble friend Lady Cumberlege published her landmark review, another 150 babies have been born suffering harm from in…02 Mar 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, there are a number of Ministers and former Ministers in this House. We all know how seriously they and their officials took and take the prompt and thorough answering of…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Over-75sMy Lords, as well as the direct health impacts that the pandemic has brought on older people, there are the indirect effects of increasing loneliness and isolation, which can have…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, in asking my noble friend the Minister about schools, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Last week, Public Health England confirmed that the health risks…04 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial CapitalMy Lords, while young people have mainly been spared the ravages of disease during the pandemic, they have suffered the economic and social consequences of the pandemic response,…25 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, there is not much more to say that has not already been said by other noble Lords. I just wanted to use this opportunity to thank and pay tribute to particular groups.…21 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth: Brain TumoursMy Lords, I declare my interest as a patron of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. I thank my noble friend for his sincere engagement with the challenge of improving the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to be able to support and put my name to the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Cumberlege. As has so often been the case in this Bill,…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in expressing my sincere thanks to my noble friend the Minister for the progress that we have made. In all fairness to him, he said that since…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I will make three quick points about the government amendments in this group, which I broadly welcome. The first relates to Amendments 4 and 42, where the Minister has…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGrassroots Sporting Fixtures and FacilitiesMy Lords, I want to carry on the theme of grass-roots sport for schoolchildren. I live in London and when we were in tier 4, before the national lockdown, guidance went out from…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, as the PM’s Statement yesterday made clear, this lockdown is sadly necessary to avoid medical catastrophe, but he was also clear that it comes with significant costs,…07 Jan 2021HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial support they are providing for research into therapies and treatments for people with brain tumours.19 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchI am grateful to my noble friend for that Answer. Nearly three years ago, this House was witness to one of the most courageous and moving speeches in its long history when…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, when I was preparing for today’s debate and I saw where I was in the speaking list, I anticipated that there would not be much left to say by the time we got to me. I…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI shall speak to the amendments in reverse order, starting with Amendment 123 in the name of my noble friend Lady Cumberlege. As she said, these amendments deal with the here and…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern in talking to my noble friend Lady Cumberlege’s important amendment. It is impossible to…17 Nov 2020