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HANSARDMedicines 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 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for moving this amendment. I also pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Lansley for laying the amendment and for creating the template…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI apologise for my email ineptitude. I am grateful to my noble friend for her response. I was not planning to do so, but I have to again underline the points made by the noble…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that excellent exposition of his and other amendments by the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar. I want particularly to speak in support of amendments…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I speak in support of the intention of Amendment 27 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. As noble Lords know, I made my views on the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to be able to follow the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Lansley, on these amendments. The issues that they raise could not be more important. Indeed,…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I have spent far too much time with patients harmed by medicines and medical devices going wrong—valproate, mesh and Primodos—and many people affected adversely by other…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I echo the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Masham, about the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly. I am sure that we all send her our very best wishes. I speak on the…26 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, my only intention in speaking on this group is to ask a question. Given the flag raised by my noble friend Lord Lansley in his Amendment 76, I am glad that I am not the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank my noble friend for addressing the point about therapeutic use, but I think I am slightly more confused now than I was before. He talked about NICE, but of course, NICE…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I point out to noble Lords my interests as set out in the register. On Second Reading, when taking a somewhat unfashionable stance in defence of the delegated powers, I…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThe noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, got to the heart of this when she said that these discussions are central to our debate on the Bill and its purpose. I preface my comments on…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, in particular as an adviser to Intuitive Surgical, to Healthy.io and, until the end of August, to the Department of…02 Sept 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy Lords, as a former Health Minister I add my apologies to these women on behalf of the Government I served. They were let down over many years and I pay tribute to their courage…09 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Contact-tracing AppMy Lords, what work is going on to make sure that the app that NHSX is developing is interoperable with other countries’ apps? Clearly we all want to get back to a situation where…06 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, asked for a cross-party view so I will make a brief intervention. The economic and moral case for doing something for this group of people…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests set out in the register, particularly in health and education. I join other noble Lords in registering my gratitude to and admiration…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Critical Care CapacityMy Lords, can the Minister be a bit more specific on the diagnostic front? The deal with the private sector is incredibly welcome, and the situation with Northwick Park…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for repeating that Statement and providing that reassurance. We all respect that this is an incredibly difficult and finely balanced…12 Mar 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for the authoritative way he has given this Statement and provided reassurance to the House. I join other noble Lords in recognising the efforts…26 Feb 2020