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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, with apologies to the House, we are on Report and we should get on with it.13 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, this is all about guaranteeing capacity. As I said before, there are measures to improve security and traffic flow at the border, benefiting both passengers and…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelNo, the legal advice was not ignored. As I said earlier, the legal advice we were given was in line with the expedited form of contract competition that we entered into.04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, my noble friend asks about sufficient supplies of medicines. I can confirm that we are working closely with pharmaceutical companies to ensure that patients can continue…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for her questions. Her last question was specifically about the cost that was paid. I do not have that figure, but if it is…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, has asked a number of questions. He asked what the payment of £33 million was based on. It followed detailed negotiations, fully…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my right honourable friend to an Urgent Question in the other place. The…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelWe are not publishing our legal advice, but we did not go against it. We had to enter into these contracts—the expedited form of competitive tendering—because the planning…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, my noble friend is right. Patients can have confidence in the Government’s contingency plans to work with suppliers who provide medicines and other medical supplies to…04 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debates on the motions in the names of Lord Whitty and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath set down for today shall each be limited to 2½ hours.31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, in the absence of my noble friend the Leader of the House, who has left to attend Lord Carrington’s memorial service at Westminster Abbey, I beg to move the Motion…31 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: VaccinesMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Ridley makes a good point. I must admit that I was not totally aware of Lady Mary’s tercentenary but my noble friend is quite right that this…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: VaccinesI thank the noble Baroness. She makes a very important point about lowering immunisation where other individuals are not immunised themselves. I think the available figures say…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: VaccinesMy Lords, the United Kingdom has a comprehensive vaccination programme that achieves high uptake nationally. Although there is misinformation about vaccinations circulating on…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: VaccinesThe noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, is quite right. We in this country are very lucky to have the NHS and, for example, the numerous leaflets that are trusted by so many people and…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: VaccinesMy Lords, there are a number of areas where there is good contact between patients and healthcare professionals, particularly in early years with babies. A record is now kept of…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: VaccinesThe noble Lord, Lord Hunt, makes some very good points. It is outrageous that rumours circulating on social media or in any form on the internet dissuade people from taking up…29 Jan 2019HANSARDConflict-affected Countries: Adolescent GirlsMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for contributing to this fascinating and important debate. In particular, I am hugely grateful to my noble friend Lady Hodgson for bringing it to…08 Jan 2019