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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2022
Childhood Obesity

"My Lords, would the Minister enlighten us on the position of the BOGOF—buy one, get one free—deals? Are we going to remove the disincentive to people buying extra calories in the form of an extra portion? Or will the Government encourage people not to buy the first portion?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2022
Disabled People: Personal Assistants

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that if we are dealing with this, it will need every department involved, as has already happened? Will he also ensure that the Treasury leads, because if you are denying that person the chance to work, you are also denying yourself their taxation? Can …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Bread and Flour Regulations: Folic Acid

"My Lords, will the Government give us an assurance that they have identified all the checks and balances? That might be a good start. Also, exactly how long did it take some of the other nations that have already done this process to get through it?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Mar 2022
Health and Care Bill

"My Lords, the last shall probably be quickest on this. We have all, as is agreed, said that we need to do something that is coherent. This has not been coherent. We have had committees that met once every full moon, provided everybody had had tea of the right quality …..."
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Written Question
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Friday 11th February 2022

Asked by: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any campaign encouraging COVID-19 vaccination has been linked to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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

While there are no current plans for a specific campaign linked to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, we will keep this under review.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jan 2022
Covid-19: Vaccinations for School Pupils

"My Lords, would the Minister give us a little bit more of an insight into the general policy for vaccination of children at schools? Although we have problems here, we have a history of people resisting and giving bad information. Is there a coherent strategy that will come out for …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Health and Care Bill

"My Lords, it has been a long debate and a lot of very interesting things have been said. I wish to concentrate on the health part of this Bill.

Most of the things that scream “health” to me are in the back of the Bill. There is the traditional subject …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 28 Oct 2021
People with Learning Difficulties and Autism: Detention in Secure Settings

"My Lords, this is one of those occasions when I almost feel like saying, “You’ve heard the noble Baroness, and that’s about it”, but I will indulge myself by following on from much of what she said, particularly about training and staff.

Looking around this room, I see many people …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 22 Apr 2021
Body Mass Index

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of Body Mass Index as a medical guideline...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 22 Apr 2021
Body Mass Index

"My Lords, this is a subject of which I have spoken in the past, but what inspired this debate in my name was the report and subsequent publicity from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee, chaired by Caroline Nokes MP. The report points out that on an arbitrary …..."
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