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HANSARDElections BillIf noble Lords will allow me, the point I was raising was the basis on which the noble Baroness said that it was a strategic five-year statement and therefore the noble Lord, Lord…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillBefore the Minister sits down, I must press him further to answer the two questions that I asked. First, this is a strategic document: what would a Minister require, on his or her…10 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. There has been a…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise for the first time on Report and declare my interests as laid out in the register, particularly as a non-executive director of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, to which I have added my name. I think the noble Lord had to table these amendments because the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Visa Restrictions for RefugeesMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, said at the Dispatch Box in an answer on the first Oral Question that it is about playing our part. Telling people fleeing Putin’s…28 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, first, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Like many noble Lords, I welcome the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Moore. He enlightened me, as someone…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillIt was 0.000035%.23 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillOn a point of order, my Lords, questions on a Statement should have been for 15 minutes and not for 10 minutes.21 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Lateral Flow TestsMy Lords, reports indicate that the Government are seeking to implement testing only in health care settings and for the most vulnerable people, along with stopping the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I would also like to speak quickly on these amendments. The last suite of amendments was about professionals having confidence in the health service. Patient data is the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: LockdownsMy Lords, all papers with modelled counterfactuals are excluded from the report mentioned in the noble Lord’s Question. As this is the most common method used in infectious…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendments 259 and 296 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff. I speak on behalf of my noble friend Lord Shipley, who,…04 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, I come back to the really important issue raised by my noble friend Lady Brinton about the letter that went out last night to providers of CQC-regulated adult social…03 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, the Minister is an honourable man and tries his best. The letter that went out yesterday evening has literally caused confusion. People in care homes will be sending…03 Feb 2022HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesI declare my interest as a non-executive director of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. I too welcome the Minister back to the Front Bench. I hope that this first…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Antiviral PillsPriority test kits are meant to have been sent to people with immune conditions, so that they get the antivirals within five days of having Covid symptoms. Tens of thousands of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI support in particular Amendment 217. In so doing, I draw the attention of the Committee to my interests as set out in the register, particularly as a vice-president of the Local…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, a very reasonable person on the number 82 bus in Sheffield will ask this very basic question: how does tweaking the structures of No. 10 change the way a leader at the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I also want to rise to support Amendment 285 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Warner. I was very happy to put my name to that. As the noble Lord said, I was also a…31 Jan 2022