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HANSARDPrimary and Community CareMy Lords, while I accept that in vitro diagnosis at the point of care has great benefits, it is important to address the challenges that we will need to face. They include quality…05 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth: Ultra-processed FoodMy Lords, several speakers have alluded to the evidence available that associates ultra-processed and processed food with disease or health conditions. Would the Minister agree…03 Jun 2025HANSARDHealthy Life ExpectancyMy Lords, while accepting what the noble Baroness, Lady Alexander, and the Minister have said about social inequalities in health outcomes, there are other issues. For instance,…20 May 2025HANSARDScience and Innovation: Alan Turing InstituteMy Lords, I agree with what the Minister said about why the Alan Turing Institute ran into trouble. It was partly because of poor governance—it was thinly spread, as he said—but…19 May 2025HANSARDErasmus ProgrammeMy Lords, part of the reason why UK students took less advantage of the Erasmus scheme was our language skills capability, and because it was limited to Europe. The Turing scheme,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHealth ResearchMy Lords, NIH is the world’s largest supporter of biomedical research. A long time ago, I was a part beneficiary of its funding. It is renowned for developing many technologies…12 Feb 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, if the UK were to consider AI regulation, which specific areas that are not covered currently by a whole bunch of other regulations does the Minister think would be…10 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanMy Lords, the fact is that our best cancer services deliver as good a result as any in the world; they are second to none. We do not need to focus on what might happen in the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDCare Homes: Safety RatingsMy Lords, whether or not the newspapers were correct in reporting what the CEO said, I am sure we would agree that the Care Quality Commission has been found deficient in its…05 Feb 2025HANSARDInternet Activity: Energy UseMy Lords, the Minister said that current data centres use about 2% of total electricity generation. Can he quantify that in respect of how many terawatt hours are currently being…27 Jan 2025HANSARDFirst-cousin MarriageMy Lords, we know that there are over 6,000 genetically related rare diseases and that, apart from first-cousin marriages, there are other high-risk areas. One, which the Minister…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I agree with what has been said: we need a definitive plan for how things will work out. We cannot rely on it being in five or 10 years because, as the noble Baroness, Lady…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of all these amendments, including Amendment 114 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker. I apologise for having to scratch my…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, with the greatest respect to the noble Baroness, I did not suggest—and I did not hear any other noble Lord suggest—for a minute that language and speech therapists would…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformMy Lords, I welcome the Statement and many of the proposals in it. We have learned from past experience that all reforms to, and any proposal to change things in, the NHS—and, for…07 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth: ObesityMy Lords, I am delighted to hear the Minister say that the department has commissioned some more research. The small amount of research that is available suggests that processed,…07 Jan 2025HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, is right to mention Nick Wald; he pioneered the study that I was part of when I was on the steering committee of the MRC. The important…11 Dec 2024HANSARDAnti-depressants: Cost, Risks and RamificationsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Alton, did not mention whether we were discussing specific anti-depressants, but the case he mentioned does refer to a group of anti-depressants…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicMy Lords, currently the RSV vaccination is available to the older age group of 75 to 79 year-olds—of course, it is available to a younger age group for vulnerable people—unlike in…10 Dec 2024HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie, and I thank her for leading this debate in such a brilliant way. My brief comments relate to…09 Dec 2024