To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the way that integrated care boards are discharging their responsibility to pay for the care of disabled patients on their discharge from hospital.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the way that integrated care boards are discharging their responsibility to pay for the care of disabled patients on their discharge from hospital.

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Rock, on the truly impressive way in which she chaired our committee and got this group of very knowledgeable people to produce a really tight and very good report. I also add my congratulations to Stuart Stoner and his team and to...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Rock, on the truly impressive way in which she chaired our committee and got this group of very knowledgeable people to produce a really tight and very good report. I also add my congratulations to Stuart Stoner and his team and to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria integrated care boards use to determine whether to pay for care for disabled people who are fit for discharge from hospital.

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria integrated care boards use to determine whether to pay for care for disabled people who are fit for discharge from hospital.

My Lords, it is a privilege to follow four such powerful, knowledgeable and moving speeches. I will briefly discuss five areas.

First, following the powerful speech of the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, I congratulate him on getting this debate and focusing on reasonable adjustments—that kept coming up in all noble Lords’...

My Lords, it is a privilege to follow four such powerful, knowledgeable and moving speeches. I will briefly discuss five areas.

First, following the powerful speech of the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, I congratulate him on getting this debate and focusing on reasonable adjustments—that kept coming up in all noble Lords’...

My Lords, I am pleased to see that, in Motion K1, the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, has reduced the issue to being about only Section 31 and that she has provided a carve-out, as it were, for adoption. Imagine if you adopted a two year-old who had been in care...

My Lords, I am pleased to see that, in Motion K1, the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, has reduced the issue to being about only Section 31 and that she has provided a carve-out, as it were, for adoption. Imagine if you adopted a two year-old who had been in care...

My Lords, may I pick up on that point?

My Lords, may I pick up on that point?

Moved by

Lord Crisp

120A: At end insert—

“(4A) Condition B does not apply to a child who has been adopted, if the action specified in subsection (4)(b) occurred before the child was adopted.”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment seeks to ensure that parents are not required to receive local authority consent to withdraw adopted...

Moved by

Lord Crisp

120A: At end insert—

“(4A) Condition B does not apply to a child who has been adopted, if the action specified in subsection (4)(b) occurred before the child was adopted.”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment seeks to ensure that parents are not required to receive local authority consent to withdraw adopted...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister that the Government have moved on some of the concerns raised by me and others, particularly

about some of the detail required on the register. However, I of course want to press her to move further. A lot of new and significant...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister that the Government have moved on some of the concerns raised by me and others, particularly

about some of the detail required on the register. However, I of course want to press her to move further. A lot of new and significant...

Is the Minister saying that when a local authority has just granted authority to parents to take responsibility for life for what are difficult children with trauma in their background, fairly soon afterwards you are going to second-guess them about how they should do education? The Minister may say that...

Is the Minister saying that when a local authority has just granted authority to parents to take responsibility for life for what are difficult children with trauma in their background, fairly soon afterwards you are going to second-guess them about how they should do education? The Minister may say that...

Sorry, my Lords, I did not realised that I have the chance to respond. I feel somewhat outnumbered on a number of the things that I said. I think there is a real need to have a proper look at policy about how all this fits together. I think we...

Sorry, my Lords, I did not realised that I have the chance to respond. I feel somewhat outnumbered on a number of the things that I said. I think there is a real need to have a proper look at policy about how all this fits together. I think we...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 135A in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran. Before doing so, I once again thank the Minister for having reduced the requirements in this section considerably—I am very pleased not to have to comment on whether Scouts, rugby clubs,...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 135A in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran. Before doing so, I once again thank the Minister for having reduced the requirements in this section considerably—I am very pleased not to have to comment on whether Scouts, rugby clubs,...

My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 160. As I did in the last group, I start by saying that I am grateful to the Minister and her colleagues for having moved in some way on the information provided about exams, and for setting up a forum; it will...

My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 160. As I did in the last group, I start by saying that I am grateful to the Minister and her colleagues for having moved in some way on the information provided about exams, and for setting up a forum; it will...

My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow so many powerful speeches and support my noble friend Lord Bird’s amendment. As a former chief executive of the English NHS, I know a thing or two about targets. There are some awful targets and some good ones. I am delighted...

My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow so many powerful speeches and support my noble friend Lord Bird’s amendment. As a former chief executive of the English NHS, I know a thing or two about targets. There are some awful targets and some good ones. I am delighted...

Moved by

Lord Crisp (CB)

247: After Clause 108, insert the following new Clause—

“Secretary of State’s duty to promote health improvement and reduce health inequalities

When considering whether or how to exercise any of their functions under the planning Acts the Secretary of State must have regard to the need to—

(a) improve the...

Moved by

Lord Crisp (CB)

247: After Clause 108, insert the following new Clause—

“Secretary of State’s duty to promote health improvement and reduce health inequalities

When considering whether or how to exercise any of their functions under the planning Acts the Secretary of State must have regard to the need to—

(a) improve the...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 247 I will speak to Amendment 248 in my name. I thank the noble Lords who have added their names to it, and I thank Hugh Ellis and Rosalie Callway of the TCPA for their support.

In this House, I am sure we all understand that...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 247 I will speak to Amendment 248 in my name. I thank the noble Lords who have added their names to it, and I thank Hugh Ellis and Rosalie Callway of the TCPA for their support.

In this House, I am sure we all understand that...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who have spoken in support of this amendment; I should have supported the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan. I am still not convinced by the Minister’s response or that what she has said will make a material difference to health in...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who have spoken in support of this amendment; I should have supported the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan. I am still not convinced by the Minister’s response or that what she has said will make a material difference to health in...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 33 and 34, which I support in principle, but I am interested to hear the Government’s response to the points about practicality, apart from anything else. There is a real issue here. Fundamentally, people are pointing to a very real issue that needs...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 33 and 34, which I support in principle, but I am interested to hear the Government’s response to the points about practicality, apart from anything else. There is a real issue here. Fundamentally, people are pointing to a very real issue that needs...

Before the Minister moves on, can I ask a question that I asked earlier? If she recognises that 75% of smokers think that filters reduce the risk—indeed, they may increase it—does she not think the Government should be doing something to counter that belief, perhaps more actively than they are...

Before the Minister moves on, can I ask a question that I asked earlier? If she recognises that 75% of smokers think that filters reduce the risk—indeed, they may increase it—does she not think the Government should be doing something to counter that belief, perhaps more actively than they are...

My Lords, as this is the first time I have spoken in Committee on this Bill, I want to reflect for a moment on the extraordinary lengths to which tobacco companies will go to sell their products, including getting children addicted to nicotine. When I look at this Bill and...

My Lords, as this is the first time I have spoken in Committee on this Bill, I want to reflect for a moment on the extraordinary lengths to which tobacco companies will go to sell their products, including getting children addicted to nicotine. When I look at this Bill and...

To ask His Majesty's Government how survival rates for brain cancer in the United Kingdom compare with those of other countries of equivalent wealth.

To ask His Majesty's Government how survival rates for brain cancer in the United Kingdom compare with those of other countries of equivalent wealth.