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HANSARDLife Expectancy: Pensions, Health and InsuranceMy Lords, the Government have made a pledge that they know perfectly well they cannot keep. There is no way that this massive morbidity will be reduced: obesity is not the answer.…26 Apr 2023HANSARDGender Identity Services: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, leaving aside the issue of the serious psychological problems some of these children undoubtedly display, can the Government clarify one issue? Do they regard so-called…19 Apr 2023HANSARDMedical Devices and EquipmentMy Lords, one important set of healthcare products is the media which are used for embryo culture. They are widely used in in vitro fertilisation by different manufacturers,…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationMy Lords, something that is not mentioned enough in this argument is the collaboration between people individually within a large laboratory. In my group there were speakers of 15…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI want to make the point that perhaps I am the only Member of this Chamber who has had that evidence. I have had it for years. It started with in vitro fertilisation—which was…30 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI love the idea of the noble Lord’s field of wheat waving gently in the breeze and the sunlight, but does he not agree that certain genes in those wheat seeds are rather well…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for what he has just said, but can he answer this question about whole-genome sequencing? When we first started genome sequencing, it was laborious,…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI do not want to argue with the noble Lord about this too much but, actually, I have to say that there is good evidence. For example, with gene editing and the operation called…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I remind my noble friend Lord Krebs—and I call him my friend because I have huge respect for him as a scientist, a Peer and a contributor to the House—that one of the…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, I wonder if he might be kind enough to comment on this, seeing as he wanted to breed his best cow with all the other cows to reduce genetic…25 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareMy Lords, the Minister seems to have given an inadequate answer to my noble friend about Sure Start. The research shows very clearly that Sure Start changed and improved the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs. As he knows, I have genuine respect for him, and rightly so; he is very distinguished in biology, and no one doubts that for a…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 20, 22 and 23 in this group, with reference to Amendment 21. I am afraid that, much as I dislike it, I have a difference of opinion with the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillBefore the noble Lord sits down after his useful contribution on animal health, I want to ask him this: does he agree that one of the problems with many animals is that, in the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI wish that were true of human in vitro fertilisation sometimes—although of course the HFEA as a regulatory authority has done a great deal to improve that. Early on, there were…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillWell, it has been an interesting debate. As I promised on Monday, I will not have an exaggerated summing-up on this issue. One cannot deny from the literature that there is still…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, it is wonderful to see my noble friend Lord Rooker when he is angry. When he is really angry he is even more frightening than this, as he was years ago, as I reminded…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI think “must” is clearly in line with every other sort of legislation in this respect. Indeed, with regard to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, there have been…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillAs I have already apologised for being a pest in the past, I will do this probably for the last time for some time—at least until Report. The Minister referred at some point today…14 Dec 2022