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HANSARDThink Work First: The Transition from Education to Work for Young Disabled People (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, as ever, I feel quite embarrassed to follow that particular contribution. I begin my contribution by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for leading…04 Nov 2025HANSARDThink Work First: The Transition from Education to Work for Young Disabled People (Public Services Committee Report)Was it longer? I am sorry; I try to think I am younger than I am. This was a very challenging report. As ever, I thank the committee clerks for their excellent preparation of…04 Nov 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to make a brief contribution, though it will take more than five minutes, on this report on interpretation and translation services…09 Sept 2025HANSARDHomecare Medicines Services (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I begin by thanking again the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for her excellent chairmanship of a challenging inquiry. I echo her thanks to the committee clerks…02 May 2024HANSARDChildren’s Social Care Implementation Strategy (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, for her excellent introduction and the brilliant way in which she chairs the committee. I also thank her predecessor,…20 Sept 2023HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I first apologise for not being present at Second Reading. It is unusual for me not to be there when a health Bill is being discussed, but I have had a lot of personal…04 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination with Devolved AdministrationsDoes the Minister accept that for residents in Northern Ireland, including those travelling to England and Scotland but particularly those requiring regular travel in and out of…08 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS: PayMy Lords, could you imagine any employer, other than those of the sweatshops of the Far East, seeing their workers perform heroics to save the business and, in the process, the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19My Lords, I will make a very brief reference to a group of NHS staff who have gone largely unnoticed during this pandemic and the debate but have been trailblazers and lifesavers…04 Mar 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, on 25 September last year I tabled a Question concerning deaths from Covid-19 in care homes. It was answered 131 days later, on 2 February. It revealed that in one…22 Feb 2021HANSARDReciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, and the noble Lords, Lord Greaves and Lord Bourne, for their very useful and sensible comments at the beginning of this debate.…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, a key factor in controlling Covid-19, with or without a vaccine, is test, trace and isolation, and I fully support that. Yet the recent survey indicated that some 20% of…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disparate ImpactMy Lords, the main conclusion of the report that “a range of socio-economic and geographical factors” are the principal causes of higher infection in ethnic minority groups was,…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NHS ApplicationMy Lords, I am delighted that this app has now been produced. Fifteen million adopters in a week is excellent news, and I genuinely congratulate the Minister on that. However, 34…01 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I support the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, particularly those about the Minister. Does the Minister agree that, while Section 3(a)(ii) specifically…25 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, another statistic we seem to forget is that some 20,000 Covid-related deaths have occurred in care homes to date. Yet, as we face another massive surge, there is no…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideMy Lords, ministerial claims to have the lowest suicide rate for seven years, in the fourth report, do not accord with the latest ONS figures from 1 September this year. These…08 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is essential that there is public buy-in for these and future regulations, and that that has not been the case? That buy-in can come only…03 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I suspect that much of my contribution will echo that of other noble Lords as this vital piece of legislation makes its way through our House. I say “vital” not simply…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020My Lords, no doubt these regulations are technically competent, and no doubt they will be used as other communities—perhaps Oldham or Peterborough—become the latest virus…29 Jul 2020