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HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionAnd they are getting older.19 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS: Access to TreatmentsMy Lords, the Minister’s Answer to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, does not seem to address the question. What we are seeing, of course, is a reduction in the number of doctors,…07 Sept 2022HANSARDPrimary Care: Quality and Access ImprovementsMy Lords, traditionally general practice has been one of the most satisfactory things for many doctors, who have been very proud of being GPs. The current crisis is critical. Just…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, the Minister referred to the numbers of government defeats in recent Sessions. Would that not be a case for refreshing the Government Front Bench, rather than the…21 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessMy Lords, do the Government not consider that we should look at the other side of the coin? Over the last month we have seen a huge amount of energy wasted that we have not been…19 Jul 2022HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageMy Lords, the figures show that more than half of GPs are considering retirement or are retiring before the age of 60. As the noble Lord has pointed out, there are lots of reasons…12 Jul 2022HANSARDCannabis: Medicinal UseMy Lords, the Science and Technology Select Committee, which I had the honour to chair some 15 or 18 years ago, looked at the medicinal uses of cannabis. One of the things we…12 Jul 2022HANSARDCoronavirus: New CasesDoes the Minister agree that his dismissal of hindsight is one of the most useless ways of looking at this? Surely with continuing infection like this, hindsight is really…11 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesMy Lords, some months ago, as my wife lay dying in my arms, I phoned the 999 service. The man answering the call asked me a litany of questions and asked me to count her number of…04 Jul 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, this disgraceful Statement is made more disgusting by the crocodile tears which are shed by the person who is making the Statement and the pseudo call on a kind of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is not just a question of a knee-jerk response at the very last minute of a new pandemic? Various committees, including the Science and…14 Jun 2022HANSARDFuel PovertyMy Lords, does the Minister think it rather peculiar that old people like myself get 200 quid a year for fuel, which is really not needed? Should there be a way of means testing…13 Jun 2022HANSARDGP AccessMy Lords—07 Jun 2022HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, would the Minister be kind enough to let the House know through which body the funding for this research is being undertaken? Is it through UKRI or some other body? How…23 May 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Further VariantsMy Lords, do the Government have any information on people who, having had an injection, have a moderate to serious reaction to it? Is there any evidence that this might suggest…23 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, as a doctor and a wine drinker, I have serious concerns about this amendment, particularly, for example, when it comes to the use of fine wine—I think there is broad…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have repeatedly opposed assisted dying and it is well known that I feel, and have felt, strongly about it. I also feel that this is quite a different situation. I do…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, if I may, I will introduce a slightly discordant note, seeing as my name has been mentioned. I did not intend to speak, but I do think we need to be a little cautious…07 Mar 2022HANSARDMusic Education in State SchoolsMy Lords, unfortunately, the noble Lord, Lord Black, has had the same answers in the same kinds of debates for many years, since he has been asking this really important question.…02 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, I wonder whether the Minister fully understands the impact of sexual and reproductive health in many parts of the world. There are large areas of the world where, if a…28 Feb 2022