To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of the MedTech funding mandate since its launch.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of the MedTech funding mandate since its launch.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the adoption and implementation of in-vitro diagnostics across the NHS.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the adoption and implementation of in-vitro diagnostics across the NHS.

My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Preet Kaur Gill MP) has made the following statement:

This Government is committed to ensuring the safe, reliable and effective operation of our critical national infrastructure and our National Health Service.

Under the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, NHS England is currently the legal manufacturer...

My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Preet Kaur Gill MP) has made the following statement:

This Government is committed to ensuring the safe, reliable and effective operation of our critical national infrastructure and our National Health Service.

Under the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, NHS England is currently the legal manufacturer...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they forecast to spend on medical devices in the Specialised Services Devices Programme in 2026–27.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they forecast to spend on medical devices in the Specialised Services Devices Programme in 2026–27.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total spend on medical devices on the Specialised Services Devices Programme list in 2025–26; and what was the total Specialised Services Devices Programme budget in 2025–26.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total spend on medical devices on the Specialised Services Devices Programme list in 2025–26; and what was the total Specialised Services Devices Programme budget in 2025–26.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in addressing delays in hospital discharges due to lack of medical equipment for children; and what assessment they have made of any regional disparities in these delays.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in addressing delays in hospital discharges due to lack of medical equipment for children; and what assessment they have made of any regional disparities in these delays.

Lords committee stage first day. Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to. Clause 3 agreed to.

Lords committee stage first day. Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to. Clause 3 agreed to.

Moved by

Lord Moylan

1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

“Purpose

(1) The purpose of this Act is to—

(a) promote the international competitiveness of the United Kingdom aviation sector;

(b) support economic growth in that sector;

(c) protect the rights and interests of consumers of air transport and airport services.

(2) The Secretary of...

Moved by

Lord Moylan

1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

“Purpose

(1) The purpose of this Act is to—

(a) promote the international competitiveness of the United Kingdom aviation sector;

(b) support economic growth in that sector;

(c) protect the rights and interests of consumers of air transport and airport services.

(2) The Secretary of...

My Lords, this Bill represents and achieves an astonishing transfer of power away from Parliament and away from the scrutiny that your Lordships and Members of the other place have customarily brought to regulation and legislation pertaining to the field of civil aviation. Some of this is a necessary transfer...

My Lords, this Bill represents and achieves an astonishing transfer of power away from Parliament and away from the scrutiny that your Lordships and Members of the other place have customarily brought to regulation and legislation pertaining to the field of civil aviation. Some of this is a necessary transfer...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 113. It has been on a bit of a circuitous tour of groupings, but I am pleased to say that it is back in group 1. I declare my membership of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. I am vice-president, and I apologise...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 113. It has been on a bit of a circuitous tour of groupings, but I am pleased to say that it is back in group 1. I declare my membership of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. I am vice-president, and I apologise...

My Lords, I start with an apology. I could not be here for Second Reading because I was gale-bound on the Isles of Scilly due to

the failure of the air services. Therefore, it seems an appropriate time to look at the whole subject of general aviation, as the noble...

My Lords, I start with an apology. I could not be here for Second Reading because I was gale-bound on the Isles of Scilly due to

the failure of the air services. Therefore, it seems an appropriate time to look at the whole subject of general aviation, as the noble...

My Lords, I declare my interest, as set out in the register, as non-executive chair of RVL Aviation. I strongly support the purpose clause which my noble friend Lord Moylan has set out because I think most of the discussion on the other amendments will look at passengers by talking...

My Lords, I declare my interest, as set out in the register, as non-executive chair of RVL Aviation. I strongly support the purpose clause which my noble friend Lord Moylan has set out because I think most of the discussion on the other amendments will look at passengers by talking...

Does my noble friend agree that, as the European Union has said, for European airlines the cost of regulation to date is approximately €8 per ticket?

Does my noble friend agree that, as the European Union has said, for European airlines the cost of regulation to date is approximately €8 per ticket?

I note that point; it is important when you look at the margins. It is clear that relatively small changes to the regulatory burden will have a direct impact. Businesses with relatively low margins have a relatively low ability to absorb those extra costs, which means that they flow through...

I note that point; it is important when you look at the margins. It is clear that relatively small changes to the regulatory burden will have a direct impact. Businesses with relatively low margins have a relatively low ability to absorb those extra costs, which means that they flow through...

My Lords, I start with a couple of declarations of interest. I am a current pilot of light aircraft. I also own and operate an aircraft and am a member of the Light Aircraft Association, and I have worked and continue to work extensively in the civil aerospace, defence and...

My Lords, I start with a couple of declarations of interest. I am a current pilot of light aircraft. I also own and operate an aircraft and am a member of the Light Aircraft Association, and I have worked and continue to work extensively in the civil aerospace, defence and...

My Lords, this is Committee and I do not wish to talk about amendments that will come later, but I want to support my noble friend Lord Davies as another pilot and the honorary vice-president of BALPA.

I raised general aviation with him at Second Reading and I am waiting for...

My Lords, this is Committee and I do not wish to talk about amendments that will come later, but I want to support my noble friend Lord Davies as another pilot and the honorary vice-president of BALPA.

I raised general aviation with him at Second Reading and I am waiting for...

My Lords, I support the amendments from my noble friends Lord Moylan and Lord Davies of Gower. This is not a failing market. This is a highly competitive environment, where both domestic and international competition are working aggressively to make it a challenge to run an airline or a freight...

My Lords, I support the amendments from my noble friends Lord Moylan and Lord Davies of Gower. This is not a failing market. This is a highly competitive environment, where both domestic and international competition are working aggressively to make it a challenge to run an airline or a freight...

My Lords, Amendment 1 and Amendments 23, 24 and 25 are in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. As we noted previously, the Bill sets out the framework but leaves a great deal of detail to be determined later, so we welcome these amendments. We have consistently argued...

My Lords, Amendment 1 and Amendments 23, 24 and 25 are in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. As we noted previously, the Bill sets out the framework but leaves a great deal of detail to be determined later, so we welcome these amendments. We have consistently argued...

My Lords, I will stay on group 1, on growth and competitiveness. I will just add a brief word endorsing the comments of my colleagues on this side of the Room: whatever decisions we come to on detailed changes to legislation in this Committee, we need to remember that we...

My Lords, I will stay on group 1, on growth and competitiveness. I will just add a brief word endorsing the comments of my colleagues on this side of the Room: whatever decisions we come to on detailed changes to legislation in this Committee, we need to remember that we...

My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to discuss growth in the aviation sector and I thank the noble Lords, Lord Moylan and Lord Davies of Gower, for their amendments.

This Government’s primary mission is to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7. Aviation has a vital role...

My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to discuss growth in the aviation sector and I thank the noble Lords, Lord Moylan and Lord Davies of Gower, for their amendments.

This Government’s primary mission is to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7. Aviation has a vital role...