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HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, I am aware of the Public Health England report to which noble Lords referred earlier and of reports in Scotland and Wales that have been published. Those are the reports…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, in our response to the pandemic, we have introduced a policy of designated settings, where if someone in hospital who is otherwise ready to be discharged tests positive…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, we continue to support the social care sector in its efforts to control infections. The noble Baroness raised the question of vaccinations, which will be crucial in…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, I will absolutely take that point away. My understanding is that there is the Public Health England report, while a number of other retrospective studies in Scotland and…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, I do not agree with that assessment of the situation. We have been providing support to care homes since the start of this pandemic, including ensuring that proper…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, there was limited testing capacity in March and early April 2020 and this was prioritised to those with symptoms. On 15 April 2020, the adult social care action plan…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, I can absolutely make that assurance in the case of testing. In the case of vaccination, there may be individual circumstances for a patient that make vaccination not…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, my noble friend has asked a number of questions. The policy shifted post 15 April and that was based on our understanding of asymptomatic transmission. It was also based…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, as announced at the Budget, rather than rising with inflation, the inheritance tax nil rate band and residence nil rate band will remain at £325,000 and £175,000…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, I am glad to hear the noble Lord’s support for fiscal responsibility and repairing the public finances. As I set out, a number of measures were taken at the Budget to do…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, in fact, the UK has one of the highest levels of wealth taxes in both the G7 and the OECD. We also have a highly progressive income tax system. The top 1% of income tax…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, as I have set out, maintaining thresholds at their current levels will make a contribution towards repairing the public finances following Covid. However, in order to do…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxI am afraid that I could not quite hear the noble Lord’s question, but I would be happy to write to him when I have clarified what he said.24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, as I have set out, the Government’s approach to inheritance tax at the most recent Budget was to freeze those thresholds, which will raise additional funding. The…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, my noble friend is perhaps referring to the balance in priorities that we need to address when looking at tax rates. We raise a relatively high amount from inheritance…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, the pension triple lock remains government policy and the state pension remains the foundation of the Government’s support for older people. I am not aware of any work…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxPerhaps I can reassure my noble friend, in that some 94% of estates are forecast to have no inheritance tax liability whatsoever over the next five years. However, inheritance tax…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, it is important to distinguish between the legitimate use of reliefs and those engaging in avoidance by bending the rules to gain a tax advantage that Parliament never…24 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care and the Role of CarersMy Lords, I am afraid I am going to have to remind the noble Baroness of the time limit for the debate.24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, we seek to balance the contribution inheritance taxes make to the Exchequer in paying for our public finances with the quite legitimate desire of people to pass on…24 Jun 2021