"My Lords, can I press the Minister a little on the reasons why NHS staff are reluctant to get vaccinated? The noble Lord, Lord Scriven, drew attention to the very low vaccination rate. What are the top reasons for those barriers? What is the Minister doing about it as a …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I am grateful to the Minister for making that point, which I think was the question I asked last time. This is very relevant to the question that I posed to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer. It is very important that we put protections in the legislation, so …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, this is a very sensible group of probing amendments, and it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I will speak to them because the issues raised in this group concerning the difference between where somebody resides and where their GP is registered are exactly analogous …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, gave a very welcome response to the opening speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. He set out a range of protections that there may be. Once he has had those conversations, if he is persuaded that there need to be …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, that a court is unlikely to interfere with important social and economic policy that has been decided by Parliament. That rather reinforces the point that I made about why it is important that these protections are included in the legislation...." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, I will raise some new points that have not yet been raised in the debate—looking at the Companion, as the Government Chief Whip instructed, I have every right to do so. My noble friend Lord Blencathra made some very good points. I have been here for every …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I am trying to make some comments on the amendments. Let me do that and then, if I have time—I am very careful to keep my remarks to less than 10 minutes, which is the guidance in the Companion—I will address the noble Baroness’s points. She is right that, …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"That is a very helpful intervention, and I absolutely accept that. I understand that that is the way it works. Certainly, with the way the NHS works now, you can go on to the NHS app, which many noble Lords may use, access your own patient record and see all …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak briefly to this group of amendments. I strongly agree on the importance of having a proper framework for these contracts and a competitive process. The lesson from the energy market is that that competitive process is important to make sure that we achieve the …..." Lord Harper - View Speech