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HANSARDNational Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, for her clear and helpful introduction to the regulations. This is, quite rightly, a moment for us all to express…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025Before the Minister sits down, I asked a very specific question. The department wrote to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee that it aimed to publish the updated guidance…10 Nov 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I listened to the Minister carefully with regard to inheritance tax. I am sure that she will agree that for those who are affected by this scandal, it will be…04 Nov 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: SafeguardingMy Lords, following on from the previous question and drawing on international best practice, will the Government look at what they can do to mandate that all general-purpose AI…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. Normal service is probably about to be resumed. I am on a different page from her on this issue. These…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThat is an important point. When will the consultation end? Will we have its results before we are asked to give this Bill its Third Reading?30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy question to the Minister was slightly different. It was not about when the consultation will close. It was about whether we would have the results and the Government’s view…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI just want to pursue the issue of proxy purchasing abroad. My question was not about whether people will be able to buy tobacco abroad or whether duty-free limits will cease. My…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe Minister must be clear that the report was done by KPMG; it was commissioned by Philip Morris Ltd, but it was not written by that organisation.27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I find myself in difficulty in this debate. As many noble Lords will know, my party will have a free vote on the generational ban if any amendments are pushed on it. At…27 Oct 2025HANSARDMBRRACE-UK Report 2025My Lords, I am pleased to hear the Minister say that this is urgent. While waiting for the review to take place, the report called for improved interagency working. While the…23 Oct 2025HANSARDMBRRACE-UK Report 2025While we are talking about Leeds, can the Minister explain, following on from the previous question on leadership, how the former chief executive of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals,…23 Oct 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025I know that the sector welcomes the commitment from the Government to the uplift—that is not in doubt—but that fact is that, even with the uplift, dispensing fees are still below…21 Oct 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025My Lords, as the noble Baroness said, the changes are enabling and not mandatory, yet the risk of financial exploitation of the regulations is real. Pharmacies are already funded…21 Oct 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. In fact, it is a pleasure to follow all noble Baronesses who have spoken and to be the first Baron to speak…21 Oct 2025HANSARDHIV: Testing and Medical CareMy Lords, I have a question about regional variations. Some 37% of all community tests were carried out in London in 2023, but only 1.1% in the north-east. What action will the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDHealthcare Provision: InequalitiesMy Lords, clinical evidence has established that poor health care directly contributes to the current 22-year life expectancy gap between people with learning disabilities and the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDRefugee Family Reunion SchemeThe definition of a family is very clear in the regulations. What kind of relative would the Government deem inappropriate, based on the evidence they have before them in the…14 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning Delivery: AccelerationMy Lords, in response to that answer and further to what my noble friend Lady Pinnock said, this needs government co-ordination and government action, not just local authority…08 Sept 2025HANSARDSuicide ReductionMy Lords, first, I welcome the Minister back to her place and wish her rudimentary health in the future. Internationally, a co-ordinated government approach, as the noble Baroness…08 Sept 2025