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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I strongly support all the amendments in this group. The noble Lord, Lord Young, has been so persuasive and I endorse what he said about young carers. As someone who has…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister’s flow. I have been listening very carefully to this. What I do not understand is what happens if there is not enough resource in the local…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, a little belatedly, noble Lords might like to hear from one-third of the Dilnot Commission; I declare my interest as that third. I have to say that our ideas have been…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, that is pretty much what I expected from the Government Front Bench, so no surprises there. I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken in support of Amendment 285. I…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe proposition in relation to the age of 40 was in the report; it has been around for 10 years. It is a bit late in the day to be coming forward with the suggestion that it was…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 225ZA and will also speak to Amendment 285. I thank the clerks for their help in devising Amendment 225ZA, which enables us to discuss Amendment…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, could the noble Baroness say a little more about the setting up of a new regime in No. 10? Will Parliament be involved in any way in the selection and approval of the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of Amendment 289. It is worth remembering that the NHS used to have convalescent beds—I went to one as a boy, recovering from…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, briefly, I support these amendments, partly from my own experience as a director of social services and Children’s Commissioner, but also because of the points that the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I want to briefly make clear my support for this group of amendments and try to be consistent with what I said on the previous group. The only amendment which causes me…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillBefore the Minister answers that question, could I add another? We have had 10 years’ experience of NHS England under three chief executives and a number of different chairmen.…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a delight to follow the noble Lords, Lord Lansley and Lord Hunt, on this set of amendments, with which I totally agree. I want to dilate for a few moments on the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord but is he aware that in all the countries I cited in my speech, parliaments played a facilitating role in changing the law and consulting…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. This is an unusual position for me; I do not remember in 22 years ever having supported an amendment…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, following on from the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, I ask the Minister to consider the point that I was trying to make about Amendment 183. The Minister and the Government have…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the first part of this amendment links the issue of patient choice to tackling the serious problem of huge NHS waiting lists. We cannot have a meaningful policy of…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillDoes the noble Lord recall that, when independent sector treatment centres were established, they operated on the basis of NHS prices, so people were getting NHS treatment in…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIs the noble Baroness aware that, during the arrangements in which there were contracts with the independent sector to provide elective surgery in independent treatment centres,…24 Jan 2022