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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, listening to my noble friend Lord Stevens of Birmingham, I am beginning to feel the pain of his frustration at being chief executive of the NHS and not being listened to…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am seriously concerned, for my sake, that I am invisible to the noble Baroness, Lady Harding—which I regret, but I will tease her about it.24 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for repeating the Statement. Could she confirm that we will still continue with the vaccination of 12 to 15 year-olds?…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 47, to which I have attached my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for her brilliant introduction to these amendments, and the other…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am glad to see the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, in his place. I welcome him back and am pleased to hear that things are good with his family. As he mentioned, in 2012 I led…18 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccination StrategyMy Lords, first, in relation to the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Masham, very few cases of Guillain Barré syndrome have been reported following vaccination with…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lord, I rise very briefly to support Amendment 37 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, to which I have added my name. She and the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher,…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for introducing this group of amendments. My name is attached to her amendments, and I have some amendments in my name; I…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, my knee-jerk reaction was going to be, “I don’t agree with what Lord Lansley says”. However, I have put my knee hammer back in my pocket, because I do agree with him…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I would like to ask a question of the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, who has what is accepted as huge experience at board level, on boards of different sizes. If it is…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baronesses, Lady Merron and Lady Walmsley. I speak in support of the principles behind the amendment, which were well…11 Jan 2022HANSARDNet-zero Test for New PoliciesMy Lords, in respect of developing strategies for nature-based solutions, what advice are the Government developing to help farmers meet their responsibilities?11 Jan 2022HANSARDRespiratory VirusesMy Lords, there is good evidence through a randomised trial of 300,000 people that shows the efficacy of mask wearing, but that is not my question. We should be pleased that RSV…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Hollins. I have put my name to several of her amendments and I will speak to them all but, before I do…11 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I cannot resist this: my app did not crash because it is Scottish. Can the Minister clarify the government advice to work from home if he can? Is the advice that you…08 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure, on behalf of the whole House, to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, and to congratulate him on his thoughtful, inspirational and…07 Dec 2021HANSARDPatient Safety CommissionerMy Lords, one of the key tasks of the independent patient safety commissioner will be to make recommendations on patient safety issues as they relate to medicines and medical…02 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, on whether LFT swabs should be nasal or nasal plus throat, it is more important that the test is carried out properly; we know that LFTs have low specificity, as opposed…29 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I start on a positive note: I am supportive of the establishment of ARIA. I wish its budget was bigger than it is. ARIA is modelled on the US agency DARPA, which has its…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesMy Lords, it is correct that only MHRA-approved e-cigarettes should be available on prescription. The reason for that is that many e-cigarettes currently sold on the market…02 Nov 2021