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HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, two things are important in the long-term management of patients with long Covid. The first is epidemiological studies, and I am glad that the Government are backing…25 Apr 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus ImmunisationMy Lords, can the Minister clarify that no vaccine is currently available for RSV and that the only available preventive measure for the disease is, as he mentioned, monoclonal…28 Mar 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillMy Lords, I strongly support this Bill and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Wyld, for introducing it to the House so brilliantly and comprehensively. It is a compassionate Bill that…24 Mar 2023HANSARDStroke Rehabilitation and Community ServicesMy Lords, we know that rehabilitation at the appropriate level is key to the best outcome for stroke patients: some 10% will not have any residual disability, 25% will have a…22 Mar 2023HANSARDPatient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting TimesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the junior doctors’ representative at the BMA and the Department of Health should get round the table and negotiate the end of the doctors…14 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 18. Much of what I have to say will resonate with what the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London and the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady…09 Mar 2023HANSARDMedicines Manufacturing IndustryMy Lords, although I agree with the comments made by the noble Lords, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and Lord Clement-Jones, also affecting the manufacture and development of medicines…27 Feb 2023HANSARDPhysiotherapy: Rehabilitation ServicesMy Lords, I was previously a trustee of the Stroke Association and the chair of Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland. Every five minutes, a person suffers a stroke. Their outcome depends…23 Feb 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Nature-based Solutions (STC Report)My Lords, I thank the chair of the Science and Technology Committee, the noble Baroness, Lady Brown, for leading this debate. Her expertise in and knowledge of all areas of…09 Feb 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take in response to the Care Quality Commission’s Maternity Survey 2022 , published on 11 January.09 Feb 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. The Ockenden report on Shrewsbury and Telford, the Kirkup reports on East Kent and Morecambe Bay, the current report of the CQC, the…09 Feb 2023HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1988My Lords, there has to be some progress. I think the noble Lord, Lord Markham, is the seventh or eighth Minister to answer this Question, the first being the noble Earl, Lord…07 Feb 2023HANSARDCancer Therapies AccessMy Lords, I am sorry to come back, but the Minister did not answer my question, which was: why are the Government abandoning the 10-year cancer plan? Is it to be replaced with a…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCancer Therapies AccessMy Lords, Cancer Research UK published a report last week that shows that, by 2040, we will have half a million new cases of cancer. Considering that the UK has the worst record…06 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationMy Lords, not only are we not a member of Horizon Europe but we are not part of Euratom. I believe that has led to supply problems of radioisotopes imported for both treatment and…31 Jan 2023HANSARDManufacturing Post BrexitMy Lords, the Minister mentioned the Government’s support for life sciences, and I applaud the Government for their strong support. But recent reports, particularly from big…26 Jan 2023HANSARDPPE ExpenditureHow long will we continue paying £700,000 a day to the Chinese?25 Jan 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial VirusMy Lords, two days ago Moderna from the United States announced that it had used messenger RNA technology to develop a vaccine for RSV. The report was of a late-stage trial and…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTimes Health CommissionMy Lords, the Minister mentioned different reports and said that the Government will be willing to implement good advice. The House of Lords Select Committee on the Long-term…19 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and IndiaMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for securing this debate, congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Minto, on his maiden speech and look forward to the maiden speech of…19 Jan 2023