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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jan 2022
Eating Disorders

"My Lords, anorexia nervosa is one of the most pervasive of mental health disorders. It can sometimes be successfully treated only in specialist in-patient units. What plans are there to grow the number of specialist in-patient beds? In 2019, the Government promised that people would not be sent to out-of-area …..."
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Written Question
Department of Health and Social Care: Ministerial Powers
Thursday 18th November 2021

Asked by: Baroness Wheatcroft (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ministerial Directions have been issued in the Department of Health and Social Care since October 2020; and what matters they related to.

Answered by Lord Kamall - Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)

No Ministerial Directions have been issued in the Department of Health and Social Care since October 2020.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jul 2021
Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and her sensible comments on nutrition.

I support the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lady Bull. She is absolutely right: these regulations are misguided and will be counterproductive. If calorie labelling were an …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Jul 2021
Covid-19

"My Lords, I too send my best wishes to the noble Baroness, Lady Penn. I echo the concerns of the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton and Lady Brinton, over the contradictions over nightclubs and pubs and when we are going to insist on double vaccinations. Why not now? Why wait until …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 16 Jul 2021
Elderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, approaches this issue with decades of experience and genuine concern. I congratulate him on at least attempting to provide a partial answer to the problem of funding social care. His insurance scheme has superficial attractions but, as others have spelt out, a more …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Jul 2021
Covid-19

"My Lords, I want to follow on from the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. The Government believe that passive smoking poses risks to individuals; hence they ban smoking in offices, pubs and other public places. The science has persuaded the Government that, during a pandemic, the wearing of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Covid-19 Update

"My Lords, the Statement is about the need for a return to normality—[Inaudible] —businesses depend for their trade on those who go to work in offices in cities and town centres, so can the Minister—[Inaudible]—and what instructions will they get about 19 July?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Jun 2021
Hospital Waiting Lists

"Specialist surgical hubs have been demonstrated as an effective way of dealing with surgery and would be particularly helpful in dealing with the backlog of cases. Can the Minister say what plans there are for developing specialist surgical hubs, as the Royal College of Surgeons has advocated?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Jun 2021
Covid-19: Vaccines and Pregnancy

"My Lords, if the up-to-date advice is “Get the vaccine”, which is exactly what it should be, what work is being done to assess the effect on women of having Covid during their pregnancy? What is the effect on the child? Is there any research on that?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Covid-19: Government Handling and Preparedness

"My Lords, when the pandemic hit this country, one of the reasons we were so badly hurt was the shortage of intensive care beds, the number of which had been run down progressively for many years, despite the World Health Organization pointing out the inherent dangers in that. So could …..."
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