Lord Patel
The Lord Patel KT
Crossbench
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 1 March 1999
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ARIA: Scoping Our Planet Programme
07/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I support what the Minister just said about the transparency that ARIA has managed to establish, despite the absence of freedom of informati...
Diabetes: 10-Year Health Plan
25/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I declare an interest as a patron of the South Asian Health Foundation. The south Asian population has a very high incidence of diabetes, pa...
Perinatal Mental Health
24/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I support much of what the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, said, particularly about the leading cause of maternal deaths—39% of them—being suic...
NHS: Private Equity
24/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I accept what the Minister said about how the leasing arrangements will remain the same. But can we be assured that both
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16/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, coming back to original Question, in which the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton, alluded to a drop in recruitment of 42% and only one place whe...
Preterm Birth Committee Report
05/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. We often say, “This has been a good debate”. This has not been a good debate—it has been a brilliant ...
My Lords, I am pleased and honoured to lead the debate today on the Preterm Birth Committee report. Before I do so, I thank most sincerely all those w...
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Primary and Community Care
04/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, while I accept that in vitro diagnosis at the point of care has great benefits, it is important to address the challenges that we will need ...
Health: Ultra-processed Food
02/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, several speakers have alluded to the evidence available that associates ultra-processed and processed food with disease or health conditions...
Healthy Life Expectancy
19/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, while accepting what the noble Baroness, Lady Alexander, and the Minister have said about social inequalities in health outcomes, there are ...
Science and Innovation: Alan Turing Institute
18/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I agree with what the Minister said about why the Alan Turing Institute ran into trouble. It was partly because of poor governance—it was th...
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