Health and Care Bill

Debate between Lord Ashton of Hyde and Lord Flight

Lords Hansard - Part 3 & Committee stage
Wednesday 26th January 2022 Lords Chamber

[Lord Flight (Con)]

My Lords, I support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, but was asked at short notice by my noble friend Lord Suri to present his contribution. He makes the point that we humans look after animals and other living creatures with the highest levels of care—

[Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con)]

The normal convention in this House is that if a Member is not present at the beginning and end of a debate, they should not speak. It is not right to read out someone else’s speech.

Covid-19: Dental Services

Debate between Lord Ashton of Hyde and Lord Flight

Tuesday 10th November 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord Flight (Con) [V]]

My Lords, there are three big factors that are causing these problems. First, there is the potential patient’s caution and the worry of contracting Covid-19, which leads them to put off treatment and save the money until normal times return. Secondly, dental sessions are taking much longer, partly because of the fall in the number of patients per session and lower throughput. The principal barrier to resuming services is the issue of the fallow time required following aerosol-generating procedures. The solution is greater ventilation. The key need is to increase the patient throughput and to reduce—

[Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con)]

Could the noble Lord put the question please?

[Lord Flight (Con) [V]]

Will the Government be willing to put up any funding to deal with the issue of fallow time between treatments?