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HANSARDPedal Cyclists: InsuranceMy Lords, these Benches offered this question to the Government five years ago. It was very clear at that time that some form of licensing system was greatly overdue. It need not…23 May 2024HANSARDLord Byron: 200th AnniversaryMy Lords, given the rise in traffic in London at present and the excessive traffic around that statue, and given equally the flamboyance of Lord Byron, would he not be rather…16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made, since the introduction of the precision breeding Bill, of the risk to the environment of releasing into it genetically modified…26 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesMy Lords, I am sure the Minister understands that cancer cannot be seen as an isolated disease. One aspect of that is how you provide for children in their entirety during the…20 Mar 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My Lords, I regret to say that I totally disagree with my noble friend speaking from the Front Bench, a person for whom I have the greatest respect, both as a colleague and as a…26 Feb 2024HANSARDPavement ParkingMy Lords, it has been a lot longer than three years. I raised this question at least five years ago with the Minister’s predecessor, and I got a completely anodyne answer. It…21 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is always a huge pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, even when I deeply disagree with him. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, on the Bill.…09 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, as my name has just been mentioned in this short debate, I will make a quick interjection and give the example of medical treatment of patients. It is extremely common…31 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, until Brexit, it was clear that the United Kingdom was second only to the United States in research in science, engineering and medicine. Can the Minister be kind enough…30 Jan 2024HANSARDNational Health Service: Key TargetsMy Lords, the Minister well knows that we have raised the issue of primary care again and again in this Chamber. Would he be kind enough to tell the House how the Government feel…16 Jan 2024HANSARDBBC: Royal CharterMy Lords, do the Government agree that multiple, daily, repeated quiz shows, which are almost continuous on the BBC now, are a good way to make sure that the licence remit is…15 Jan 2024HANSARDEngineered Stone and SilicosisMy Lords, the issue of silicosis from stone grinding has been known since the 1940s, when it was first described by the late Dr Donald Hunter, an expert on industrial disease. He…15 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS Winter UpdateMy Lords, we are very grateful to hear the increasing focus on the need for urgent ambulance care. Obviously, for personal reasons, I am very grateful for that, because this is…11 Jan 2024HANSARDVector-borne DiseasesMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response, but is he not aware that insecticides kill insects, not just mosquitoes, and are therefore quite poisonous to the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLoot Boxes in Video GamesMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on his careful Answer to this Question. Is it not a fact that this research has been done at Loughborough University with, I think, only 42…13 Dec 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, this House regards itself as, and is proud to be, an expert House. Will the noble Baroness tell us how many professional scientists and doctors have been appointed to it…06 Dec 2023HANSARDNutrition for Growth Summit 2024My Lords, following on from the previous question, can the Minister tell the House how the Government do the metrics to ensure that the impacts of the nutrition programmes are as…29 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023The word “benefits” applies to the subject who is being X-rayed, does it not? Can the Minister tell us what the benefits to that subject are because it does not apply otherwise?27 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023My Lords, in strong support of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and the others who have already spoken in this debate, I would argue that this is primarily a matter of science.…27 Nov 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023Radiologists.27 Nov 2023