Generational smoking ban for UK edges closer to reality Ministers are set to gain new powers to control the flavours and substances in smoking products The Independent UK · Mar 10
Government ‘showing lack of compassion in language about migrants’ Former health minister Lord Kamall said there is ‘nothing wrong with wanting to be an economic migrant’ as he spoke in the House of Lords. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
Nuffield to lead review into disputes involving critically ill children The review comes in the wake of high profile court cases, including between the families of Charlie Gard and Archie Battersbee. The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Games industry has ‘financial interest in fostering addiction’ with loot boxes The in-game purchases should be treated as gambling and regulated accordingly, the Government has been told. The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022
Covid restrictions may have to come back, warns England health minister Covid infections rose by almost a fifth in the most recent figures Wales Online · Jul 12, 2022
Covid restrictions could return if soaring cases affect NHS backlog, minister says Junior health minister Lord Kamall said free Covid testing could be reintroduced if needed cases do not slow down. At least 2.7 million people in private households are thought to have had Covid-19over the last week, according to official statistics. Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022
Lord Winston accuses 999 handler of wasting time after he was ‘asked to count dying wife’s heartbeats’ IVF pioneer Lord Winston says he was bombarded with questions before an ambulance was dispatched The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022
Peer faced ‘litany of questions’ from 999 call handler as wife lay dying in arms The renowned broadcaster and leading fertility expert Lord Winston says such a ‘waste of time’ is critical when seconds count The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022
Source of polio virus found in London sewage ‘could be traced to individual household’ Health minister Lord Kamall told peers ‘world-beating’ technology might enable scientists to locate the exact source of the virus Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022
Polio: ‘Possible’ source of virus could be traced back to single household, says minister ‘This is really world-beating in what we are doing here’, Lord Kamall tells peers The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022
Polio discovery: Hunt for home at epicentre of UK outbreak after 'carrier arrived in UK' Health minister Lord Kamall told peers it "might be possible" to trace the source of samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works to an "individual household or street" Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022
Down Syndrome Bill could fail if amendments proposed, peers warned Concerns have been raised about its current drafting, including over a lack of funding guarantees. The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022