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HANSARDHigher Education SectorMy Lords, following on from the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, which I support, we have something like 113,000 PhD students in the country, of which 43,000 are…04 Dec 2024HANSARDCancer: Older PeopleMy Lords, I am delighted to hear that we will have a new cancer strategy. I have tried to get a debate in this House on that for two or three years now. Maybe the Minister will…19 Nov 2024HANSARDType 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose MonitorsMy Lords, there is a strong link between body mass index, BMI, and type 2 diabetes. People with a body mass index of 25 to 30 have an 8% chance of developing type 2 diabetes;…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS: Anti-obesity MedicationMy Lords, I am on the side of the Minister. All drugs have complications and, not surprisingly, these new drugs are also a source of complications. It is for that reason that a…18 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversitiesMy Lords, I declare an interest as a professor emeritus of the University of Dundee and its previous chancellor. I have also been associated with the University of St Andrews. I…14 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Taxes and BorrowingMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the Budget failed to address the financial difficulties faced by the higher education sector?04 Nov 2024HANSARDSpecialised Research Units: ClosuresMy Lords, I declare an interest as professor emeritus of the University of Dundee and its previous chancellor. The MRC unit in Dundee on protein phosphorylation and ubiquitylation…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWorking From Home: Public Sector ProductivityMy Lords, following on from that answer from the Minister, NHS England says that productivity in the NHS has declined by 11% since before the pandemic. At the same time, nearly…23 Oct 2024HANSARDMedical Product LiabilityMy Lords, there are over 600,000 medical devices used in the United Kingdom. Worldwide, there are probably over 2 million medical devices being used. People obviously want the…16 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Sector ProductivityMy Lords, if the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, is looking for any answers that I might have about how to increase productivity in the NHS, she might be a bit disappointed.…09 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, it is good to hear the Minister, whom I welcome, say that the Government will engage in the Horizon 10 programme and its future form. Important also is that, when we…08 Oct 2024HANSARDNHS: Independent InvestigationMy Lords, if this were a Committee stage, I would have been delighted to engage in a debate with the noble Earl, Lord Howe, who is a class act at presenting a case even though he…08 Oct 2024HANSARDPalliative and End-of-life Care: FundingMy Lords, the Minister mentioned funding—I am glad that the Government will look at funding—as well as the NHS England dashboard. Both are processes that do not deliver care,…04 Sept 2024HANSARDSmoking: Public PlacesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Geddes, tempted me to get up. In wishing him a happy birthday, I suggest that his longevity might not be related to his cigar and cigarette smoking.…03 Sept 2024HANSARDNHS: Breast Screening ProgrammeMy Lords, I join others in commending the work that Breast Cancer Now has done in improving outcomes for women through breast screening and improving breast cancer outcomes.…03 Sept 2024HANSARDNHS Blood and Transplant Service: Blood StocksMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, as a country, we should be pleased that, throughout the four nations of the United Kingdom, we are self-sufficient now in blood and all…30 Jul 2024HANSARDCoronavirus: UK DeathsMy Lords, on a previous occasion when the noble Lord asked the same Question and cited the Swedish mortality rates, I cited a study carried out in Scandinavia comparing the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceMy Lords, while accepting that we need to do everything possible to control the increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance, would the Minister agree that we should also pursue…23 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Malvern, and congratulate her on her maiden speech. I tease her a little when I say that it was a…19 Jul 2024HANSARDWhooping CoughMy Lords, the incidence of whooping cough is cyclical; that is well known. In some years, the incidence rises, as it is doing this year not only in the United Kingdom but in…16 May 2024