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HANSARDGulf States: Trade and Human RightsMy Lords, over £42 million of UK government spending from 2020 on the Gulf strategy fund has failed to demonstrably improve many of the human rights abuses detailed by the Bahrain…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDoncaster Royal InfirmaryMy Lords, I am going to come back at the Minister. I accept that the backlog is there. My question was: why have the Government put in a system that will reduce day-to-day capital…12 May 2025HANSARDDoncaster Royal InfirmaryMy Lords, system allocation guidelines of January this year state that systems will receive at least 80% of their 2025-26 core operational capital in each year of this Parliament,…12 May 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025I fully understand and respect that answer, but it does not answer the question that I asked. I did not at any point in my intervention undermine why this was needed, and I…12 May 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025I therefore wish to pose the following extra questions to the Minister. My first is on the timescale of and reasons for bringing this statutory instrument forward. Based on the…12 May 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025My Lords, although we recognise the ambition behind these regulations to foster better integration and data sharing across health and social care, we harbour some reservations…12 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am used to having him behind me, heckling, but now he sits beside me in your Lordships’ House. I wish him well in his endeavours and I am sure he will add to our work here in…01 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is truly with joy and pleasure that I follow the speech of my noble friend Lord Mohammed of Tinsley, someone whom I have known for over half a century and whom I am…01 May 2025HANSARDDementia and Alzheimer’s TreatmentsThe previous question shows how the rollout and co-ordination of good practice are really important. Therefore, in light of the 50% staffing cuts to NHS England, can the Minister…01 May 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Naseby. He talked about his long history in the industry since 1963; I was born three years after he started. For nine…23 Apr 2025HANSARDFunerals: Death Certificate DelaysMy Lords, to solve a problem, first you have to accept that it exists. Everyone involved in funerals, from the GPs doing the certification to the funeral directors, say that there…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNHS PensionsFirst, I have to declare an interest as a member of the NHS pension scheme. To be helpful, will the Government look at taking two urgent measures to help alleviate some of the…03 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, because of the lateness of the hour I will be very brief. These Benches support the aim of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle.…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Can I just ask the noble Baroness a very quick question? Will the newly appointed person have a statutory right to call for papers and witnesses from other departments to deal…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise very quickly to support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, and have put my name to it. I will add a couple of extra things to the noble Lord’s very…02 Apr 2025HANSARDBirmingham City CouncilMy Lords, the Minister quite rightly talks about the second report of the commissioners, which was published yesterday. There is a very telling paragraph that the House needs to…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that helpful explanation and description of community treatment orders. Despite all the words, whenever independent research is done, whether by the CQC,…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I start this group on community treatment orders by thanking the Minister and her team of officials for dealing not just with this issue but with most issues in the Bill…31 Mar 2025HANSARDChancel Repair (Church Commissioners’ Liability) MeasureMy Lords, I wish to follow on the noble Lord’s last comment: of course they would not, because the Methodist Church is not the established Church. That is why we are discussing…31 Mar 2025