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HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageMy Lords, one of the disincentives for both men and women GPs is the quality of accommodation. They are in overcrowded buildings. There is a good example from a care commissioning…12 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent avoidable deaths caused by delays to the arrival of paramedic services.04 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesMy Lords, it is difficult to thank the Minister for the Answer because it is a totally unsatisfactory one. I have been raising this question for about the last six months. The…04 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the principle of the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, that there should be a right of appeal, but some of the language was not helpful. He…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am inclined to support this on the grounds of the report in the Times on Monday on what schools are facing in early years. Children are coming to school who have not…15 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the vast majority of hospitals are using single-use PPE garments which go straight to landfill after one use? There is available on the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewI have posed one question, and I will pose a couple more. I will move to further questions and my criticism of the report. First, I agree with a lot that the noble Lord, Lord…09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewMy Lords, I echo the point made by my noble friend Lady Merron about the health service and the people who have done such sterling work within it. After all, they saved my life…09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewI will, but hardly anyone has contributed to this debate. I have posed one question and I will pose a few more—I do not see why I should not take the opportunity. I would see why…09 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I regret missing Second Reading, which, according to some noble Lords we heard today, was the DfE version of “Apocalypse Now”. Even the noble Lord, Lord Baker —I am an…08 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, and my noble friend Lord Jones, who gave me quite a lot to think about. I wish I could find as many…17 May 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and InternationallyThank you, but I was not going to stop anyway. This is an important debate, and it is an issue that deserves to be aired on International Women’s Day, as the noble Lord, Lord,…17 Mar 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I am grateful to the Lord Speaker for giving me the opportunity to set the record straight about what happened on Monday night. I endeavoured to make a contribution—your…17 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and InternationallyHe was ahead of his time.17 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and InternationallyI have the unenvious task of being yet one more pale male. I do not always agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, but I agreed with many things in her…17 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and InternationallyNo, I am not going to stop—17 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I state my position as a remainer, but there are two things I welcome in coming out of the Common Market. One is the CAP, and this particular—14 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I was not—14 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of LivingMy Lords, I, too, would like to offer my thanks to my noble friend Lord Whitty for initiating this important debate. I could not help smiling when he referred to the conversion to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaMy Lords, the reason why Putin and his ilk do not worry too much about economic sanctions is that much of their wealth is laundered over here. The Minister referred to the…31 Jan 2022