Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Nov 2021
NHS: Primary Care Surgeries
"My Lords, I commend the Minister for congratulating Tony Blair, who, of course, led the best Government of modern times in this country. The Blair Government trebled health spending in real terms—three times the rate of growth under this Government. I encourage the Minister to learn further lessons from Tony …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Flu Vaccination and Blood Test Cancellations
"My Lords, the HGV driver shortage has clearly been exacerbated by Brexit. Will the Minister tell the House what he intends to do about that?..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2021
Mental Health Act Reform
"My Lords, Sir Simon’s report makes no reference to international best practice and gives no internationally comparative statistics—for example, on sectioning. I gave the noble Lord notice of a question I would like to ask about what international best practice the Government have in mind. Will he be able to …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 28th October 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received, if any, about poor employment practices at The Doctors Laboratory.
Answered by Lord Bethell
At present the Department has not received any representation with regards to employment practices at The Doctors Laboratory. The employment practices of The Doctors Laboratory are not a matter the Department can comment on, as neither the Department nor the National Health Service employ the staff working at The Doctors Laboratory.
The Doctors Laboratory is a private laboratory that provides pathology testing capacity to a number of hospitals in the London 2 path lab network.
Written Question
Wednesday 28th October 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to conduct a review of employment practices at The Doctors Laboratory.
Answered by Lord Bethell
The employment practices of The Doctors Laboratory are not a matter the Department can comment on, as neither the Department nor the National Health Service employ the staff working at The Doctors Laboratory.
The Doctors Laboratory is a private laboratory that provides pathology testing capacity to a number of hospitals in the London 2 path lab network. As such we are not involved in their employment practices and would not have protocols in place about how they manage their staff.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Oct 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, the isolation of school pupils is a crucial issue, and the Minister kindly agreed to address five questions which I posed on Tuesday. First, will the Government undertake in England not to follow Wales and close all secondary schools as part of any revised tier 3 or circuit-break …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, it is vital that schools are kept open, wherever possible, and that full online learning is provided where they cannot be. I will ask the Minister five specific questions about what is going on in the schools sector. The first is on the closure of schools. Under the …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020
"Will the Minister undertake that all schools are able to apply for laptops upfront, without having to wait until pupils are sent home?..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 18th May 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any conflicts of interest relating to Lord Deighton’s appointment to a government position on 18 April 2020 and his commercial work, including his chairmanship of Heathrow Airport Ltd, and whether they intend to publish these assessments.
Answered by Lord Bethell
Lord Deighton has kindly agreed to be an unpaid advisor to help the Government with the COVID-19 response. He is leading the Government’s efforts to secure sufficient critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure this gets to where it is needed. As part of this, he will drive forward coordination of the end-to-end process design and manufacture of new domestic PPE supplies.
Written Question
Monday 18th May 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Commissioner for Public Appointments advised on the appointment of Lord Deighton to his government post on 18 April, and whether they will publish that advice.
Answered by Lord Bethell
Lord Deighton has kindly agreed to be an unpaid advisor to help the Government with the COVID-19 response. He is leading the Government’s efforts to secure sufficient critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure this gets to where it is needed. As part of this, he will drive forward coordination of the end-to-end process design and manufacture of new domestic PPE supplies.