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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 01 Dec 2021
HIV and AIDS

"What steps are being taken with those members of the Commonwealth who have difficulties accepting or supporting the gay community?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and the Government for the initiative, which I would describe as making tentative moves to try to reduce the growth of obesity. I declare an interest as vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity, and I am grateful to the Obesity …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Nov 2021
Alcohol Duties

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the changes to alcohol duties announced in the Budget statement on 27 October will have on alcohol-related (1) hospital admissions, and (2) deaths...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Nov 2021
Alcohol Duties

"My Lords, I regret that the Minister has not actually answered the Question. All the evidence indicates that if the price of alcohol goes up, people drink less and are healthier. If the price of alcohol goes down or the duty goes down, people in fact drink more. More people …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Oct 2021
Health: Type 2 Diabetes

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the data analysis by Diabetes UK, published on 6 October, which suggests that one in three adults in the United Kingdom could be at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 2030...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Oct 2021
Health: Type 2 Diabetes

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply and welcome him to his new post. He has had a baptism of fire today and has come through reasonably well—so far. We wish him well and good health too. Does he agree that one of the major and …..."
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Written Question
NHS: Anniversaries
Wednesday 29th September 2021

Asked by: Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government why they did not mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS in 2018 with the creation of a National NHS Charity; and why they intend to mark the 75th anniversary in 2023 with the creation of such a charity.

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

We have no plans to create a national National Health Service charity. There are currently 241 charities in the United Kingdom which collectively raise £1 million a day for the NHS. NHS Charities Together is the national umbrella organisation of which all NHS charities are members.

Written Question
Social Prescribing
Wednesday 15th September 2021

Asked by: Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the timetable for the rollout of social prescribing plans as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

Answered by Lord Bethell

Over 1,500 social prescribing link workers are now in place and we are continuing to work towards the target of at least 900,000 people referred to social prescribing by 2023/24. NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently working on plans beyond the NHS Long Term Plan metrics to ensure social prescribing is fully embedded and sustainable in primary care.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Flu Vaccination and Blood Test Cancellations

"Will the Minister answer the question asked by my noble friend Lady Thornton about the BMA’s feeling sufficiently concerned that it suggested a meeting of COBRA? COBRA could have discussions with the Armed Forces and perhaps we could use some of their drivers. There are answers to some of these …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jul 2021
Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021

"At end insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations do not extend to alcohol, even though mounting evidence shows that it is a significant contributor of co-morbidity and obesity, one of the major underlying causes of the nation’s 128,481 COVID-19 deaths, the highest number in Europe; and calls …..."
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