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HANSARDNHS England: Staff CostsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what impact assessments have been undertaken, including analysis of regional effects, regarding the 50% reduction in staff costs for NHS England…21 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS England: Staff CostsMy Lords, in the absence of any assessment, including the work that NHS England does on health inequalities, coupled with last week’s decision to cut £100 million of support from…21 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy Lords, we on these Benches welcome the Minister to her place. I know that, when I say that we hope that she is not too long in her place and that the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025I may have a helpful interjection. The charges brought against the four are all criminal charges, not terrorism charges, which is an important distinction that points exactly to…03 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public MeetingsMy Lords—02 Jul 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanWith regard to what the Minister said about the DNA database of children with diabetes and other conditions, what are the mechanisms in place if a child, at the time they reach…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Private EquityMy Lords, this raises a wider question regarding the NHS primary care estate. Will the Government look seriously at implementing new controls and transparent pricing benchmarks to…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthMy Lords, given the £8.1 billion annual cost of untreated perinatal mental illness, will the Government mandate a ring-fenced, inflation-proof budget for perinatal mental health…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for outlining the purpose of these regulations so eloquently and succinctly. It is clear that the change to the fee structure for regulating medical…17 Jun 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities NursingMy Lords, the Minister just referred to the LeDeR report, which points out the persistent avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities. Yet we now have a seven-month…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025I am sorry to pursue this, but, in the impact assessment, the Government do not state how many hubs will be created. How can they reassure communities that these regulations will…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for outlining the purpose behind and need for these regulations. On these Liberal Democrat Benches, we are of course open to innovation and…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025This is an important point. This could create market distortion. If there was a hub with a number of community pharmacies as part of its parent group, is the noble Baroness saying…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025Does the Minister want me to continue talking?17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025If fees equal cost, I am not clear how calculations have been made that say that the NIC increases have not been put into that cost to be part of the fee increase, because it is a…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025Maybe I was not clear in my questioning. It is not about where it goes but this: if there is an automatic assumption that industry will cover the cost, what mechanisms are in…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025Just for clarity, is the NIC cost known and has it been included in these fee increases? It is an important point. I do not want to push the Minister in terms of the actual…17 Jun 2025HANSARDPrimary and Community CareMy Lords, I will follow on from the Minister’s Answer. While being supportive of the general trend, what metrics and measures have the Government put in place to ensure that those…05 Jun 2025HANSARDCreonMy Lords, I suggest that the Minister ask her officials immediately to speak to the National Pharmacy Association, which published a survey at the end of last month that said that…05 Jun 2025HANSARDYoung Children: Convenience FoodsMy Lords, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition recommends that free sugars are limited for babies and toddlers, yet it reported that our children have excess sugars and…04 Jun 2025