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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
GPs: Anti-depressants and Alcohol

"To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will review the purpose, effectiveness, and the cost, of GPs prescribing anti-depressants to patients who continue to consume alcohol...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
GPs: Anti-depressants and Alcohol

"I am grateful to the noble Lord for his reply. As we face public expenditure cuts and as the College of Medicine has estimated that 110 million items prescribed every year are wasted at a phenomenal cost, what steps are the Government going to take? Will they have discussions with …..."
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Written Question
Artificial Sweeteners
Monday 7th November 2022

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

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will take to encourage the greater use of Stevia in food and drink as a replacement for processed sugar.

Answered by Lord Markham - Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)

No specific assessment has been made. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is aware that some businesses use artificial or other non-caloric sweeteners, including Stevia, to lower the sugar content of their products. It is an individual business decision to decide if and how the product is used, subject to legislation.

Written Question
Artificial Sweeteners
Monday 7th November 2022

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

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for promoting the use of Stevia as an alternative to processed sugar.

Answered by Lord Markham - Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)

No specific assessment has been made. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is aware that some businesses use artificial or other non-caloric sweeteners, including Stevia, to lower the sugar content of their products. It is an individual business decision to decide if and how the product is used, subject to legislation.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Urgent and Emergency Care

"My Lords, I phoned 999 two weeks ago after my wife had a nasty fall at home. The good news for the Minister is that the ambulance and paramedics turned up within half an hour, they were extraordinarily good and she was admitted to a major hospital—it was St George’s …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2022
Diabetic Prevention Programme

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the business case for not recording the percentage of patients who joined the Diabetic Prevention Programme between 2018 and 2019 but failed to complete the course; and whether this information is now recorded...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2022
Diabetic Prevention Programme

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that. He may not know it, but I have been on the diabetes prevention courses, as I am on the cusp of diabetes. I was amazed by the rate of drop-out on the course that I was on. It ran for …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2022
Diabetic Prevention Programme

"I am sorry to be so persistent, but we are spending millions on these programmes. Since some work is being done to try to improve them, could the Minister give the House a report in six months’ time to tell us what progress is being made and give us some …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Jun 2022
Health and Social Care Leadership Review

"My Lords, I welcome the report, and particular work needs to be done in the area the Minister has just described. The NHS is very diverse, more than most public sector groupings. Therefore, if there is a problem there, it needs addressing and it should be given high priority.

First, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 May 2022
Sugar Reduction Programme: Bread

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the recent sugar reduction programme, which challenged businesses to reduce the amount of sugar in food, did not include bread...."
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