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HANSARDHealthcare Sector: CliniciansMy Lords, the Minister quite rightly alluded to the clinical entrepreneur programmes, and she might want to say a bit more about how successful they have been. Does she agree…22 Jul 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Vaccine TechnologyMy Lords, the development of Evo 2—which is an AI biological model with 9.3 trillion nucleotides extending over 128,000 different species, including humans—means that there is now…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement today and the noble Baroness, Lady Amos, for her excellent report. We have many reports now describing the tragedies occurring in…06 Jul 2026HANSARDHigher Education: Affordability and QualityMy Lords, if the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester’s speech was inflammatory, mine is burned—so I am starting afresh, ad-libbing. I congratulate the noble Baroness,…02 Jul 2026HANSARDResistant HypertensionMy Lords, I will refine the previous questions. Resistant hypertension occurs when the blood pressure does not respond to standard treatment of two, three or even four drugs—hence…24 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Global GovernanceMy Lords, does the Minister agree that we are more likely to succeed in having international regulation for AI if the regulations are based not on a single set of regulations for…23 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS: Dementia Treatment TrialsMy Lords, if our intention is to increase the diagnosis rate of early dementia, normally what we would do is to find a screening test that would identify people at risk of any…22 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer Screening: AIMy Lords, several trials are assessing the use of AI for prostate cancer screening and diagnostics, as well as testing the accuracy of digital imaging and histological imaging of…18 Jun 2026HANSARDCompassionate Use Medicine Schemes: VATMy Lords, going back to the question about access to compassionate medicine, as I understand, the Minister just stated that medicines that are not yet authorised or licensed can…16 Jun 2026HANSARDRare Cancers: Diagnosis and TreatmentMy Lords, we lead in genomic science and infrastructure by having established seven hubs for genomic testing. Despite this, we fall behind in testing for liquid biopsies of DNA…15 Jun 2026HANSARDAlzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental DrugsI suggest that the Minister looks again at the evidence produced recently by Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of Wegovy drugs for obesity reduction, to see whether what was just…03 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer ScreeningMy Lords, coming back to the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Royall of Blaisdon, it is disappointing that the screening committee did not approve of screening for people…02 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundMy Lords, I commend the Government for their sovereign AI development, particularly the Isambard-AI project at Bristol University, which has one of the world’s fastest processors.…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDemocratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola OutbreakMy Lords, the vaccine that exists is effective only against Ebola Zaire. The strain now operating has had two previous minor breakouts; Bundibugyo is the name of the strain. I…21 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that notice before I got up. In the brief few minutes I have, I am going to speak mostly about the Health Bill. The Bill is light in…20 May 2026HANSARDMiscarriage CareMy Lords, in an era of more personalised medicine, it is important to note that the care of women who have miscarried is dependent on several factors: the gestation age when…18 May 2026HANSARDHealthy Life Expectancy: EnglandMy Lords, healthy life expectancy is a mix of two data: a more precise life expectancy and a much cruder self-reporting of the stages of health. This leads to a confusing…18 May 2026HANSARDUK Biobank DataMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply on the Statement, and I commend the Government for taking immediate action when this data breach was known. Last Tuesday, the Science…28 Apr 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, my interests are well known in regard to women’s health. I congratulate the Minister on this report, which I think is a good one. The gaps are in how, in some places, it…23 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer Outcomes in the UKThat the Grand Committee takes note of cancer outcomes in the UK and of plans to improve them including diagnostic care and research.21 Apr 2026