"The fact that somebody has a terminal diagnosis of six months automatically triggers SR1, so that part of the amendment is superfluous. There are things in amendments that automatically happen but which they would put in the Bill, but they do not need to be put in the Bill by …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Feedback from local resilience forums suggests that they are now clearer about their roles thanks to this exercise but lack the surge funding to maintain the staff trained during Pegasus. Will the Government be looking to …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Butler, pointed out that voluntary industry regulation was not working, and evidence now exists that that is the case. Are the Government satisfied with continuing with industry-led regulation, or do they see that change is required to keep children safe …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister just needs to look behind her to see that faces behind her know that this is the wrong thing to do. While the Minister might suggest that it is for the United States Government to make this decision, which it is, the Government of this country …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, to come back to the Question, 80% of those who died had no symptoms, which is why screening is important. The international comparison is Japan, which has done screening at school level for over 20 years and has a death rate among young people that is 25% less …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, international evidence already exists. The evidence that the committee is using is pre pandemic—2019—but since 2024 evidence shows that there is only a 3% false positive rate on these tests. Therefore, the Government and the committee already have the evidence. In the light of 12 young people a …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not believe for one moment that the Minister is complacent. In answer to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, the reason why the staff vaccination rate is up from last year is because it was at an all-time low of less than 30%, down …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, following on from the previous question, new delivery methods are welcome but we need a workforce to implement them. As the noble Baroness said, it is concerning that not a single integrated care board currently holds the information on whether it has specialist allergy nurses employed in its …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, to be helpful to the Minister, I know she will not be able to give an absolute commitment at the Dispatch Box, but with the Government’s 10-year health plan focusing on digital integration, will she commit to embedding a national allergy register within the single patient record, which …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech