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HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, there are so many questions but maybe I can be brief. I declare an interest as a member of Imperial College, which, as the Minister knows, is doing much of the research…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)I do not mean that in a way that might concern my wife, who might be listening to this debate. We also have to realise that we should not be touching our nose, mouth or eyes, all…03 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Sexually Transmitted InfectionsMy Lords, the Minister mentions the issue of chlamydia with grave concern. He can write to me if he does not have the figures, but how often is chlamydia clearly implicated in…24 Feb 2020HANSARDGene EditingMy Lords, I declare an interest as a founder president of Progress. I take some objection to its attempts to change the nomenclature, as it did at the time of embryo research when…30 Jan 2020HANSARDGene EditingWe have used modified sperm in pigs, as we have in mice, so it is certainly a possibility.30 Jan 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryMy Lords, while totally supporting the Question asked by my noble friend, does the Minister not agree that one of the problems here is that a number of women have had genital…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: SepsisMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Grade, raises a very important point. Can the Minister tell us what percentage of patients with sepsis have the DNA profile of the bacteria recorded?22 Jan 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Future LocationMy Lords, with deference to the right reverend Prelate, am I right in remembering that the centre of the great city of York was the Shambles slaughterhouse? Is this not really an…20 Jan 2020HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, having just returned from the gas attacks in Hong Kong as a visitor and guest of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, I feel that it is really important that the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: Eating DisordersMy Lords, the figures are, of course, of great concern but, as so often happens with many pathologies, sometimes the reasons for these sudden or increased rises are due to better…07 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: Tick-borne EncephalitisMy Lords, one of the problems with Lyme disease is that the symptoms that it causes mimic a whole range of different viral infections, many of which are much more common. Does the…05 Nov 2019HANSARDReview of Investigative and Scrutiny Committees (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I, too, regret speaking in the gap. I feel that this is one of the most important reports that we have had in front of us for a long time, so I thank the noble Lord,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDUpdate to ParliamentMy Lords, I am deeply sorry that the noble Baroness feels the necessity, as she of course does, to give this Statement from the Prime Minister. It is deeply embarrassing, and I am…25 Sept 2019HANSARDIntersex CitizensMy Lords, there are a number of children who have had sex-change operations who later on bitterly regret it. I have seen some of these people in fertility clinics; some also have…09 Sept 2019HANSARDSexually Transmitted Infections: EnglandMy Lords, it is very unwise to group all STIs together and the organism that I should like to concentrate on for the moment is chlamydia. We may not be diagnosing chlamydia in the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI do not want to take up much time but it is very clear that, if we had to take the decision again, we would not have a referendum.05 Sept 2019HANSARDEducation: Music A-levelMy Lords, research clearly shows that teaching music improves cognitive ability, memory, manual dexterity and emotional development. The noble Lord, Lord Black, is absolutely…24 Jun 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesMy Lords, the use of the word “chemicals” seems a little curious. Is it not a fact that every Member of the Front Bench opposite is basically just a bunch of chemicals—and they…18 Jun 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Harris for his introduction to this very useful debate, and also acknowledge what the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Rochester has…09 May 2019HANSARDLitter: SchoolchildrenMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the pressures on primary schools and their teachers are immense? It would be far better to make this kind of education possible within the…11 Apr 2019