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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Minister. I am going to address testing and tracing. He may not have answers but I should be grateful if he could write to me. There have been more than 10 million…12 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, would require the Secretary of State to introduce a scheme to promote the availability of innovative…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, the amendment signed by my noble friend Lady Walmsley and others would require the Secretary of State to make regulations concerning medicinal cannabis and associated…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, we support the amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and the noble Lord, Lord Ribeiro, and Amendment 103 in the name of the noble…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group relate to technologies. Amendment 83, from the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, to which I have added my name, seeks to improve how the Bill…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I shall not detain the Committee for very long. I thank the Minister for his comments. I feel inclined at the moment not to withdraw my amendment, but I would like to…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this Bill is about medicines and medical devices, and also includes veterinary medicines, which I understand the profession welcomes. I support government Amendment 131.…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThe noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, has given a really good description of the cascade and the way in which it works. It is a risk- based decision process whereby vets can dispense…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 49 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and the noble Lords, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Lord Ramsbotham and Lord Bradley. It mandates…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineThe Government anticipate that the vaccination programme will start with the most vulnerable and those living and working in care homes. Vaccination into muscle does not need to…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineTo ask Her Majesty's Government, following the recent analysis of the effectiveness of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, what arrangements they have put in place to…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsMy Lords, the same level of regional and cluster detail is needed for the Covid-19 status of residents in care homes as for those in the NHS. When do we expect to have this level…09 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, since March 2011, the European Medicines Agency made available information on clinical trials in children via a public interface, the European Union Clinical Trials…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, I believe this is the first time we have debated one of these statutory instruments before they come into force—there will be more, and I hope this sets a trend. This is…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this amendment would require the Secretary of State to establish the innovative medicines fund, as promised in the Conservative’s 2019 manifesto. It provides that it is…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, we support these amendments, which relate to the disapplication of regulatory provisions in an emergency. As the Bill stands, the Secretary of State may make regulations…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI should apologise to noble Lords: my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones is unable to be part of today’s Committee, so I will be speaking on his behalf—at some length but without, I…04 Nov 2020HANSARDTobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020[ Inaudible ]—necessitated this draft instrument. It also necessitates additional plans from the agencies responsible for the enforcement of the legislation under discussion,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, is absolutely right to ask this Question on an issue that Covid has highlighted as needing urgent and very long-overdue reform. I…28 Oct 2020