Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Dec 2025 Breast Cancer
"My Lords, I welcome the Government’s strategy to have a dedicated cancer plan, but can the Minister say when this plan will be published, particularly in relation to breast screening? Will she give an indication of the uptake rate by women from disadvantaged backgrounds and women from ethnic minorities? The …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, as the Minister said, the NHS provides the funding for wheelchair access, but the wheelchairs are mostly necessary in community settings and in the home, and there is a gap between social services and the NHS using different criteria to assess the health needs of the patient. What …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister assure the House that the new Permanent Secretary has the technical expertise necessary in this particular area?..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, I am pleased to hear that the Secretary of State has indicated that there will be an independent inquiry at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Data is important, so can the Minister say what IT data in general will be collated through the NHS? More importantly, what is the governance …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the commitment that the Government are giving to a multidisciplinary approach for these child care centres. The Minister will know, however, that many children are put into child care homes a very long distance away from home. Therefore, they are faced with not having community support, …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, this is an important tool, but the reality is that recently, there have been reports in the press about two women who were stopped by the police for shoplifting, through the use of facial recognition technology. There is an issue here about the algorithms used in facial recognition …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, the British Dietetic Association estimates that 34% of women in UK breastfeed. We all know that breastfeeding is best for babies, but compared with Europe, the UK figure is one of the lowest. In Germany, 50% of women do some breastfeeding at six months; in the US, the …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest in that I am an ex-trustee of the NSPCC. One of the answers that the Minister gave regarded algorithms. What experience and expertise does Ofcom have to ensure that those algorithms capture the vast majority of harm that is put on the internet and …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest, in that I am the chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service. I ask noble Lords to forgive me, as I am stepping in at very short notice for my noble friend Lord Altrincham, who was delayed in getting here earlier. He has listened to …..." Baroness Manzoor - View Speech