"My Lords, while there are legitimate concerns over the levels of immigration, it is important to recognise the contribution that immigrants have made to our great country, not least to recall that after the war, our public services were saved by immigrants, especially from Commonwealth countries. We should not forget …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I also thank the Minister for introducing these regulations succinctly, as the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, said. Perhaps in common with the Liberal Democrats, we on these Benches—the numerous people on these Benches—do not seek to oppose this statutory instrument. Rather, we just wish to reflect on its …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument in her usual succinct way and all noble Lords who spoke in this debate. We on these very efficient Benches—so efficient that we have only one person here today, which is very good for productivity—recognise the Government’s intention to …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"I appreciate the response from the Minister. She said that she will keep this under review. As part of that review, are the Government or officials looking at ways in which they could mitigate concerns about model 2 in terms of those relationship and safety concerns? That would perhaps enable …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Monckton for raising the important issue of a workforce that understands how to deal with those with learning disabilities. Given the importance of this, will the Government consider committing to a targeted health promotion strategy, perhaps in partnership with local community organisations …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, given the persistent workforce gaps in adult social care over many years, and given the concerns that there are over immigration—even though immigrants often do the work that local people do not want to do—can the Minister outline what plans the Government have, with a clear structure, to …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend for securing this important debate and, as other noble Lords have said, for sharing his own experience in a very moving way. It really brought home to us that this is about not just figures or statistics but the human side …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, we on these Benches welcome the Government’s stated commitment to innovation in primary care and the commitment to continue the rollout of community diagnostic centres, which were started by the previous Government. However, unfortunately, last year the Patients Association highlighted barriers to the rollout of point-of-care diagnostics, particularly …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, we know that these unexpected shortages occur from time to time, and that this obviously causes patients to worry. As the Minister said, I understand the advice is that alternative therapies are available but may not be sufficient for all patients. Given this, can the Government reassure patients …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, since we have a bit of time, perhaps I may be allowed a supplementary. Given that part of the answer is to import unlicensed medicines, what quality-control procedures are there in place to ensure that people can be reassured that these unlicensed medicines are suitable and fit for …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech