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HANSARDUkraineI very much thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments and support. The incredibly constructive and sombre tone which all noble Lords have taken in their…24 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I entirely agree with my noble friend and, as I said, we will be producing further guidance in advance of the end of March, when free testing, for the vast majority of the general…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19Certainly, we have been very focused on targeting those communities which have not taken up the vaccine as much as we would like—for a whole array of reasons. For instance, we…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateWe are working closely with partners to ensure that we can quickly provide emergency humanitarian assistance. We have also announced 1,000 more British troops will be put in…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19We will revise the workplace guidance for employers and work with them; again, it will be published shortly, before the full measures we announced yesterday come into effect.22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19The noble Baroness is absolutely right that throughout the crisis we have led the way on data reporting, and have ensured that data is always available to the public. UKHSA will…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments. On behalf of the whole House, I send condolences to colleagues on the Liberal Democrat Benches on the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I thank my noble friend. He is right that our plan for living with Covid prioritises moving to a world where the country manages Covid like other respiratory diseases. Our…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19As I mentioned in response to a previous question, we are giving notice that free lateral flow tests will come to an end at the end of March. But, as I also said in an earlier…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I thank my noble friend. I do not have the exact figures to hand but, as I said, the reporting of deaths is always slightly delayed. It has started to decline now and we expect…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19As I said, in due course we will set out further details on which high-risk groups and settings will be eligible for continued free testing. As I also said, we will publish…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19The noble Lord will be aware that we have announced that we will end free testing, but it will not finish until the end of March; we are not stopping free testing immediately.…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19We have always made it clear that as we move through Covid we would move away from free testing, and that is what we intend to do. As there are now high levels of immunity across…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19We have worked very closely with devolved Administrations throughout the pandemic to effectively support citizens but, of course, health is a devolved issue so the Administrations…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I thank my noble friend and am grateful for her support for the approach we are taking. As she rightly says, we need to move on and learn to live with Covid. This is another step…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19As I said in response to the noble Baroness, we are working with manufacturers in the UK to encourage the build-up of supply and capability in this country and we will continue to…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19As I say, we are not ending free testing immediately. There is some time and obviously, as I said, there will be further guidance and information on a whole range of issues…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI am afraid I do not know the answer to my noble friend’s question.22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI have set out what we will be able to do in terms of a debate, and we are delighted to be able to give the House the opportunity to discuss such an important issue. Of course we…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI am afraid, again, I cannot agree with the noble Lord. Russia has been falsely accusing NATO of provocation and nothing could be further from the truth. NATO has always been a…22 Feb 2022