"My Lords, following up on the question from my noble friend, the Minister said that deciding which messages to release was official led, if I completely understood that correctly. Is she able to tell the House what criteria or guidance were given to officials so that they could decide which …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his recent letter and the meeting he convened last week, but also for clearly laying out the ambitions for this financial services Bill. For many years, I sat on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament and worked closely …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I too thank the most reverend Primate for securing this important debate. While the speech outlined some of the more existential questions, I will try to build on the most reverend Primate’s comments on healthcare. It is also a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stuart, and …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, NHS England’s target is for at least 67% of people with dementia to receive a formal diagnosis, yet we know that many areas struggle to meet that benchmark. Given what noble Lords have said about early intervention, but also that new Alzheimer’s treatments are most effective in the …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for sharing her personal experience; I am sure our thoughts are with her. The Government have rightly said they want a shift from treatment to prevention, and the Minister will know that one element of prevention is testing and early diagnosis. We know that …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, for championing this issue. Today’s announcement that Black men will be offered prostate cancer screening in the TRANSFORM trial is very welcome, given that Black men are around twice as likely to develop prostate cancer and die from it. …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for the clear way in which she introduced the debate. We all know that our country faces profound and growing challenges in health and social care. As the leader of the Opposition made clear in her response to the gracious Speech in the other …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I am not going to ask the Minister about the weather for the weekend. I am going to ask her about a debate around how we tackle wildfires. There is a view that in order to tackle wildfires we have to remove scrub, but at the same time …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling the Statement. I am sure that the ambitions for the renewed women’s health strategy will be supported by noble Lords from all Benches. I know that the Minister recognises that women have too often felt unheard, as conditions such as endometriosis and …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, as we have heard from other noble Lords, we have two situations. One is that 31% of newly qualified midwives have been unable to secure posts; the other is that we have well-documented shortages. The Minister talked about the graduate guarantee, but are there any other initiatives available …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech