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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Meacher, Lady Finlay and Lady Thornton, for their kind words. However, the credit for the improvements in this group, outlined by my…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, the rights to information are another good example of the positive change that this House made in the passage of the Bill. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a challenging and complex Bill and this topic is possibly the most complex of all. Before considering the merits of the two approaches, it is worth reflecting on…26 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, it may be useful if I reassure the Committee in response to the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Hain. There was extensive engagement with the devolved Administrations…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThe different Governments have clearly taken different approaches. The noble Lord will know that it does not automatically follow, even if you know where you all want to get to,…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on my noble friend Lord Lansley’s Amendments 27 and 41. Noble Lords will know that because of my role as a Minister up until the end of last year, I…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI take the noble Baroness’s point but the critical thing here is that the powers set out in the Bill are constrained by giving effect to healthcare agreements, which themselves…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI shall follow the theme expounded by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and talk about Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It will come as no surprise to noble Lords that…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillPerhaps noble Lords will allow me to follow the noble Baroness, given that she made specific reference to some of the comments I made on Second Reading and previously. I have…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, this has been an important discussion on an area that is, of course, of growing concern not just for people in Parliament but for the general public. Noble Lords will…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThis is a reciprocal healthcare Bill, after all. Let us separate out the point that the noble Lord is making about non-EEA countries for a moment. First, why would a…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThat is an incredibly important point and it goes to the question that I was about to ask my noble friend. My reading of it is that it will not be possible for us to make…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, the reason is that the statute by which we are able to strike reciprocal healthcare agreements—the regulations stated in the Explanatory Notes—comes from the body of EU…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThat is a separate issue. As I said at the beginning, the issue here is actually in two parts. The first is whether we ought to use the new legislation to strike deals with a…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsMy Lords, the acid test for any waiting-time targets is the clinical outcomes they deliver. In 2017, NHS England recommended—and the department subsequently accepted—reforms to…05 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI congratulate my noble friend on a truly outstanding maiden speech and say how delighted I am to see her in her place. Her speech has shown a glimpse of the many qualities that…05 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI can tell the noble Lord the reason for that. It is fantastic to hear somebody from the Cross Benches supporting the efforts that the Government have been making for cost…05 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) BillMy Lords, I want to make a brief contribution because I was in my noble friend’s position at the Second Reading of this Bill. It is important to reflect on the theme of the…01 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Long Term PlanMy Lords, it is an honour to be given the opportunity to follow the typically penetrating speech of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. I congratulate him on securing the debate today and…31 Jan 2019HANSARDSepsis: National RegisterMy Lords, my noble friend is quite right to highlight this issue, and collecting this dataset is incredibly important. One of the ways it can be useful is in developing new…30 Jan 2019