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HANSARDFolic Acid FortificationMy Lords, the United Kingdom has a high incidence of babies born with neural tube defects. What evidence have the Government collected as to the decrease in the incidence of…06 Apr 2022HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, accepting that the ideal scenario would be for the UK to be part of the Horizon Europe programme, we are, I understand, in a similar situation to Switzerland. In that…09 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I apologise for rising because I know we need to move on but before I speak to this amendment perhaps I may take the opportunity, as I was not here on the first day of…07 Mar 2022HANSARDMedical Abortion PillsMy Lord, to return to the original Question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, may I respectfully suggest that the Minister is trying to defend the indefensible? The evidence…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: LockdownsWould the Minister agree that smoking causes cancer, that the earth is round and that, in a pandemic caused by a respiratory virus, asking people to stay at home at the height of…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall try to be brief, otherwise we will be here until 3 am, and I am sure none of us want that. I join the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, in the comments she has…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to thank in particular the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, for so tenaciously making sure that this important amendment is passed. In my view, this is…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 229 and 230. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, for adding their names to them. The…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will try to be brief, and to cover the points about the exercise of a patient safety investigation and learning from it, which is the important part. My name is on…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillCan the Minister confirm what he just said: that it is the intention to bring regulations? How strong is that intention? The “may” creates a problem.09 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care RecoveryMy Lords, the 10-year cancer plan makes no mention of what new investment the Government will make towards achieving this world-beating plan. Compare that to what President Biden…07 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care RecoveryMy Lords, there are 20,000 more cases of cancer in the deprived population compared to other populations. Deprived people not only get cancers at a higher incidence but have late…07 Feb 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentMy Lords, the Minister has now said on several occasions that the Government will meet the target of 50,000 nurses. Can he tell us, if the Government do meet that target, what…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 243 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, and Amendment 264 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. Yesterday I…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the Minister suggested that, to have any changes in the appointment of surgeons, the department would have to consult first. I assume that the only body it would need to…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support all the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege. She introduced them very comprehensively and I agree with what she said. My noble friend…26 Jan 2022HANSARDCoronavirus Grants: FraudMy Lords—25 Jan 2022HANSARDCoronavirus Grants: FraudMy Lords, I listened to the debate yesterday, in which the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, indicated that some lenders were failing on fraud. Can the Minister say which lenders are…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSugarMy Lords, can the Minister comment on the proposed relationship between high-carbohydrate consumption—which is what sugar is—and deprivation?24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am only teasing. I declare an interest as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and as a professor emeritus at the…24 Jan 2022