"My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, on securing this important debate and on the very informative way in which he introduced it. I do not come from a farming or rural background, but the territorial designation that attends my peerage is a …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my interest as chairman of King’s Health Partners. Just to build on the point made by the right reverend Prelate, what assessment have His Majesty’s Government made of the impact on population health outcomes of the intersection between limited access to primary …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest as chairman of King’s Health Partners. In the announcement made by the right honourable Secretary of State for Health in the other place, there was particular emphasis on identifying that in this period of transition, NHS England will focus …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my registered interests. The Minister will, I am sure, agree that, beyond physical infrastructure, one of the most important impediments to ensuring that there is effective integrated care between secondary and primary care settings is the question of regulation—professional and institutional regulation—which …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interests. Patients who are managed in research-active environments frequently have better clinical outcomes. For an environment, be it in the community or in the hospital, to be research active, it must be able to collect patient data; electronic records are …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing this Statement to the House today. I remind noble Lords of my interests as chairman of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research and King’s Health Partners.
The Minister will recognise well that one of the most important determinants of achieving …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my registered interests as chairman of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research. Is the Minister content that His Majesty’s Government are doing enough to support global investment in UK life sciences, not only through fiscal measures but through their own …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing this Statement to the House and, in so doing, I remind noble Lords of my own interests as chairman of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research and as chairman of UK Biobank.
"My Lords, I support Amendment 42A in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, and I ask the Minister what justification there could be for refuting the amendment. It seems entirely appropriate, and indeed essential, that in taking such an important, far-reaching decision, one of the two registered medical …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I join noble Lords in congratulating the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Smith of Cluny—the Advocate-General for Scotland —and the noble Baroness, Lady Laing of Elderslie, on their magnificent maiden speeches. They were truly great contributions to begin their long service in your Lordships’ House. I also congratulate …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech