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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateDecisions as to whether the inquiry will comprise a panel in addition to a chair will be made in due course, but I can certainly confirm that we want to learn the lessons of the…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my noble friend. She is right to keep the pressure on us to do this. The Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK will share the majority of any future surplus Covid…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the right reverend Prelate. As I said, it will be for the inquiry and the chair to determine the scope of requests for evidence and who to call for evidence, but as it…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs I set out in my response to the noble Baroness, there are a number of factors in why we believe that spring 2022 is the right time to start this inquiry. I gave them earlier.…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am afraid I cannot say anything further than that the inquiry will begin work in spring 2022. But I can certainly assure the noble Baroness that my right honourable friend the…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am sure that, when a chair takes their place, views like that will certainly be put to them and it will be up to them to decide.13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have obviously been very clear about the tests we have put forward to be able to move forward with the road map. We have taken a whole range of advice from scientists,…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can certainly reassure my noble friend that we are considering the matter and working closely with the British Olympic Association. We also note the offer from the IOC and…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs my noble friend says, we are a leading member of COVAX, and we are certainly doing everything we can to ensure global access to vaccines. We are looking to help all our global…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateNo, I have not seen the video.13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs I have said, the terms of reference will be published in due course, but the noble Lord makes an extremely important point. We can be proud as a country that we have done very…13 May 2021HANSARDTributes: Lord FowlerMy Lords, I am delighted to lead the tributes to someone I still consider, despite where he is now sitting, my noble friend, Lord Fowler, on his retirement as Lord Speaker. My…12 May 2021HANSARDSenior Deputy SpeakerThat Lord Gardiner of Kimble be appointed as Senior Deputy Speaker (Chairman of Committees) for this Session.11 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, and the noble Lord, Lord Newby, and I join them in congratulating my noble friends Lord Bates and Lady…11 May 2021HANSARDProrogation: Her Majesty’s SpeechMy Lords and Members of the House of Commons, by virtue of Her Majesty’s Commission which has been now read, we do, in Her Majesty’s name, and in obedience to Her Majesty’s…29 Apr 2021HANSARDRoyal CommissionMy Lords, it not being convenient for Her Majesty personally to be present here this day, she has been pleased to cause a Commission under the Great Seal to be prepared for…29 Apr 2021HANSARDElection of Lord SpeakerMy Lords, on behalf of the whole House I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McFall of Alcluith, on being elected Lord Speaker, and I look forward to working with him in his new…21 Apr 2021HANSARDTributes: Baroness Williams of CrosbyMy Lords, I do not think that any of us were in any doubt about the impact that Baroness Williams had on our political life, or the huge affection so many felt for her. But it…14 Apr 2021HANSARDClerk of the ParliamentsMy Lords, I am delighted to move this Motion to give the House an opportunity to pay tribute to the outgoing Clerk of the Parliaments, Ed Ollard. From 1983, when he joined as a…13 Apr 2021HANSARDClerk of the ParliamentsTo resolve that this House has received with sincere regret the announcement of the retirement of Ed Ollard from the office of Clerk of the Parliaments and thinks it right to…13 Apr 2021