Care Bill [HL]

My Lords, I support Amendment 22 but am concerned about Amendment 25. Is it wise to mention 30 mi...

My Lords, I was the lead commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission during a big in...

My Lords, on reading carefully the amendments in the name of the Minister, I hope that he will be...

My Lords, I was most interested to hear the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, and I a...

My Lords, I apologise for not having heard the first part of the speech made by my noble friend L...

My Lords, Amendment 151 is in my name. This is a very important group that goes right to the hear...

My Lords, I want to speak to all the amendments in this group—and, in doing so, I have tried to t...

My Lords, perhaps I might be permitted a word before the end of the debate. I supported these ame...

My Lords, I begin by thanking noble Lords for the excellent debates that we have had on these top...

My Lords, I agree with the noble Earl that the commissioning policies of some local authorities a...

My Lords, we certainly know that the reduction in resources has had some effect. However, it is i...

My Lords, I apologise for intervening, but I want to make clear that there is absolutely no presc...

I do understand that and apologise if I implied anything different. I was seeking to make the poi...

I am grateful to the noble Earl for giving way and I imagine that we can debate this more fully w...

Earl Howe: Yes, I accept that distinction, but Parliament has already vested in the CQC considera...

Can I be clear about something arising from what the noble Earl said? I am struggling with whethe...

My Lords, I was distinguishing between providers and commissioners. The CQC can do thematic revie...

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for his thoughtful response and also all noble Lords who contrib...

My Lords, if it will assist the noble Baroness, I will be very happy to have a conversation with ...

With that assurance, I am happy to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Earl Howe

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Earl Howe

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Moved by

Earl Howe

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Moved by

Baroness Greengross

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My Lords, this amendment concerns discharge plans for people in hospital. I shall start by saying...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, for allowing this debate. This is...

My Lords, I care passionately about hospital discharges. In 30 years of working with older people...

My Lords, I am very glad that the noble Baroness has mentioned that. My own trust, the Heart of E...

I did not know it was the noble Lord’s hospital. I met the housing association a couple of months...

I support the important amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross. I want to do so by tell...

My Lords, I shall be brief since the hour is getting late. This amendment makes a very important ...

My Lords, I should like to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, for tabling Amendments 29 a...

The point is that the chief executive of each of those trusts had to sign, if you like, for the m...

At least we have given them more notice this year than they have had in previous years. Quite oft...

As the Minister has brought this matter up, I shall ask about the hospitals that got the money. Y...

I will happily look into it, because I do not have with me the complete list of trusts and the fa...

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for his reassurance. The noble Baroness, Lady Barker, and I work...

Moved by

Earl Howe

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