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HANSARDMusic Teachers: RecruitmentMy Lords, I fear my noble friend underestimates the issue. Music teachers make a great difference to education generally. Music teaches collaboration, awareness of emotions,…20 Jul 2026HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, the noble Lord asks a very important Question. Can the National Health Service make sure that there is a checklist for all fractures, just as an aircraft pilot does when…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationMy Lords, I listened to this short debate with a bit of amazement. We are looking at the end results, but we need to look a little further up the channel. My noble friend Lady…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNature’s Rights Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap. I congratulate the noble Baroness on introducing this interesting debate. I hope the Bill goes to Committee where…03 Jul 2026HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, as my noble friend the Minister knows, there were some concerns from many scientists about the precision breeding Bill. I wonder whether he might be able to give us an…29 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS: Dementia Treatment TrialsMy Lords, does the Minister agree with me that, while the noble Lord, Lord Patel, is quite keen on screening tests, we can both agree that screening tests have all sorts of major…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionMy Lords, I wish to raise a personal issue. For about three months now, I have been plagued by complaints from members of the public who have seen videos and digital images…17 Jun 2026HANSARDRare Cancers: Diagnosis and TreatmentMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s attempt to get early treatment is commendable, and we are glad to hear what the Government are saying, but does she agree that one problem is that…15 Jun 2026HANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationBefore the Minister sits down, I wonder whether she would be kind enough to answer one question for me. The figures that I presented on embryo freezing show that there were 909…04 Jun 2026HANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationMy Lords, I would like to come down to earth a little bit. First of all, I suggest that infertility is not a disease; it is actually a symptom of something wrong, and that is the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechIt is with great pleasure that I follow the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. I want to offer something of importance to all women. A newborn girl has around 1 million eggs at birth…20 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness and I are relatively unique in that we were two of the 12 members of the Lords Select Committee panel that looked at the Bill. One issue that we found on our…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the noble Lord aware that virtually no specialism has 100% of those posts filled? In fact, in most cases in the UK, as can be checked using the recent figures from the…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will just ask this question. I am genuinely a very simple doctor, and I do not really understand this problem. It is clearly a problem in ways that I think are humanitarian. At…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful that the Chief Whip will offer me the chance to speak for a couple of minutes. We have always agreed that this is an expert House, and it helps to make…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wonder whether my noble friend the Minister might be able to help me. I presume that the Government would look at the extensive literature that is available in medical and…13 Mar 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I too am a little bit concerned about unintended consequences. It is a real pleasure to see my noble friend Lord Darzi in his place, because I hope he will have comments…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, it is an honour to support the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada. The best surgical training I had was with a Maltese surgeon, who was absolutely fantastic and taught me…12 Feb 2026