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HANSARDChurch Funds Investment MeasureMy Lords, no one disputes that the present system creates this for Parliament. My argument is not that it is happening; my argument is that it should not happen because we should…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for detailing very clearly the Government’s amendments. I also thank the Minister, who I see in her place, for, again, a very collaborative…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 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe Minister believes in compassion and fairness. A couple in a non-disabled house receiving universal credit will be £370 a year better off with the reforms announced yesterday,…27 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, on Report, this House passed Lords Amendment 1 and a number of consequential amendments to exempt NHS services and social care from the Government’s hike in employer…24 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this informative and important debate. I support the Motions in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, and the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 5B in lieu—24 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I beg to move my amendment.24 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 1B in lieu—24 Mar 2025HANSARDHIV/AIDS: US Withdrawal from WHOMy Lords, the Minister seems to suggest that devices and medication are expanding. The problem is that people need to get tested. The impact of the US pulling out is that there…20 Mar 2025HANSARDPharmacy Opening HoursMy Lords, the financial year ends in two weeks, and the ongoing delay in this year’s financial settlement for pharmacists has created a cash-flow problem and exacerbated the…20 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateMy Lords, the Government, with their sovereign right, propose the abolition of NHS England. Although the method of delivery is a matter for the Secretary of State to propose,…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS: Electronic Patient Record SystemsMy Lords, Oracle Cerner and Epic, the two electronic patient record systems that the NHS is purchasing, running to billions of pounds, were designed primarily for the US…12 Feb 2025HANSARDHealth ResearchMy Lords, the head of the UNAIDS agency has warned that global HIV infection could increase 600% by 2029 if the US continues its suspension of the UN HIV/AIDS programme. This…12 Feb 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is really helpful that the Minister says that, but a review in itself does not solve the problem. Have the Government given the CQC a timescale, not just regarding a review but…10 Feb 2025HANSARDMedicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I start by congratulating the Minister; I hear her sniffles. She has been a champion of her brief in having to deal with two statutory instruments, as well as a…10 Feb 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, again I thank the Minister for clearly and aptly outlining what the statutory instrument is for. I am not going to go over the reasons for this but, broadly, these…10 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. Like the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, I thank those individuals who work day in, day out with people who have been diagnosed with…10 Feb 2025HANSARDAstraZenecaMy Lords, the Minister is a little bit complacent because, as he knows, the investment was for future-generation flu vaccines and not for existing vaccines. As the Lords Science…06 Feb 2025HANSARDValdo Calocane: NHS England ReportMy Lords, these Benches share in the condolences to all those affected by this tragedy. This is a watershed moment, but I am not sure whether the culture of the NHS has changed,…06 Feb 2025