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HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaGoing back to the Question on the Order Paper, can the Minister state whether it is the Government’s intention to involve the private sector in delivering some of these…26 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, to which I have added my name. The provisions in the Bill relating to serious…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am sorry to intervene again, but it may help the debate if I address some of the issues raised. I should have mentioned in my speech—but I deliberately did not—my…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCOVID-19: Type 2 DiabetesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that all those over the age of 40 who are obese, and those who record a high score on the diabetes type 2 assessment, should be offered a blood…21 Oct 2021HANSARDAgeing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I will not keep you longer than half an hour. I am joking, of course. First, I thank the Minister very much for his response. I teased him to start with not to read his…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAgeing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great privilege to open this important debate on the Science and Technology Committee report Ageing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living . I thank the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAgeing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (Science and Technology Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Ageing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (1st Report, Session 2019-21, HL Paper…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Diseases: Future PandemicsMy Lords, one of the key “one health” projects initiated by government has been the target of reducing the prophylactic use of antibiotics in farm animals to help reduce the…21 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Blackwood, regarding more research and innovation related to hydrogen and fuel cells. Does the Minister agree that for the UK to be…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Baker of Dorking, and I support his amendment. If he has to bring it back, I will support it and join him in the Lobby. I…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak to Amendment 35 under my name. The amendment is designed to have a body that will be representative of employers in a specified area. The Secretary of State must…06 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: BroadbandMy Lords, the issue with children from deprived backgrounds was not just that they could not get access to broadband but that they did not have the equipment. What plans do the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDDeprived AreasMy Lords, inequalities in healthcare have long plagued the NHS. Inequalities exist not only in years spent in ill health and shorter life expectancy but in referrals of care,…01 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Fowler for this debate and fully align myself with the comments made by him and others regarding the loss of UK support for global health,…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Wuhan Institute of VirologyMy Lords, does the Minister agree that for a better understanding of the current pandemic and future pandemics, identification of the progenitor genome of SARS-CoV-2 is important?…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, some of the vaccines used in the United Kingdom have been found to be less effective against the beta variant currently spreading in South Africa. What assessment have…29 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, to add to what my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, has said, I will concentrate mainly on Henry VIII powers, which apply to other clauses in the Bill,…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendments 45 and 46, but I support all of the amendments in this group. Before I do so, I thank the Minister for the correspondence that I…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, which would insert a sunset clause into the Bill. Why do I say that? Because many of its clauses, as…22 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: ChildrenMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for initiating this important debate and for her powerful speech. I also wish her a happy birthday. Although…17 Jun 2021