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HANSARDCovid-19: Antiviral PillsMy Lords, for the Minister’s information, a trial is currently going on using xenon gas and MRI scans, which is looking particularly at the damage to lungs as a result of long…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEducation: Return in JanuaryMy Lords, I would like to raise the importance of keeping all staff in schools. That requires vaccinations to be readily available for not just teachers but cleaning and catering…06 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I waited because I wanted to hear which amendments our Front-Bench speakers were supporting. I made my views clear in our previous debate on this issue. I was a member…13 Dec 2021HANSARDBBC: Government SupportMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lord Bragg on initiating this debate. He covers the waterfront so well that I do not need to go over his arguments, but I will focus…02 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS England: Waiting ListsMy Lords, will the Minister tell the House whether he is encouraging the use of best practice, including new technology, between hospital trusts? There are still many examples…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, on the importance of vaccination, what are the Government doing to combat the anti-vax message? My second point is on the terrible situation in hospitals, where…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19It was on anti-vaxxers.15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I was waiting to hear this amendment being moved, which is why I have waited to make my contribution. If you had asked the community where I live—it is not a rural…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank the noble Baroness, but I think I made it clear in my contribution that I do not believe the Government’s proposals are right or necessary. Do not find a difference with…03 Nov 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords—14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsAfter my unfortunate trans moment, I shall now ask my question in all seriousness. Does the Minister recognise that this winter it is particularly important that we get the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I find myself in a difficult situation with these amendments. I listened carefully to the Minister responding to the last group of amendments, and I feel that she was…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Thank you, my Lords. I apologise that, on the previous occasion, I committed the offence of forgetting to unmute. I am aware—as are many other noble Lords—of the deficiencies of…15 Jul 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health OutcomesMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, for this debate and for her thoughtful and informative intro. She pulled no punches—rightly so—in her description of the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I regret that I did not participate in Second Reading, but perhaps, as somebody has already remarked, there might be a better opportunity here. I declare an interest as…06 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on creating the opportunity for this debate. However, I have some concern that the failure to meet the 0.7% target is…01 Jul 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, said, this issue clearly has added importance as we are hosting COP 26. How we set our targets and the metrics that we use are vital.…29 Jun 2021HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bird, who is a man of action. I still buy the Big Issue , and a year ago a seller told me how it had turned his life around. I…25 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am sorry, I meant to withdraw from this group, so I do not wish to comment. I apologise for not withdrawing earlier.23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI will do in a minute. I just want to make this point. Surely the fact is that we have changed farming considerably: 30,000 miles of hedgerow are not being destroyed, fertilisers…23 Jun 2021