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HANSARDEmergency Alert ServiceI will feed that point back to the department, but I did not say there will not be further testing. I said that one is not scheduled currently, but the point was very well made.05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmergency Alert ServiceMy noble friend rightly highlights the danger of heat in terms of its potential impact on the public. As he and other noble Lords will be aware, the summer of 2022 saw the highest…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmergency Alert ServiceSince the launch of the UK Government’s emergency alert system, the capability has been deployed twice: in February in Plymouth to aid an evacuation effort following the discovery…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmergency Alert ServiceFujitsu does have a role in the development of the UK’s emergency alert system and continues to play a small role in system maintenance. The maintenance contract is scheduled for…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmergency Alert ServiceAll local resilience forums can request an emergency alert. In my experience, having chaired the London Resilience Forum, the duty officers from the Government are indeed…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmergency Alert ServiceThe noble Lord makes a valid point and what he describes is a good example of community resilience and how communities can best prepare to support each other during an emergency…05 Sept 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryI thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this important debate on the recent report from the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hallett, for the first module of…03 Sept 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI thank my noble friend for her question. On the urgency of ensuring that those affected and infected receive compensation, it is difficult to talk about urgency when people have…30 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI thank the noble Earl, Lord Howe, and the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for their contributions and thoughtful responses. The noble Earl has spoken many times from these Benches with…30 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall now repeat the Statement delivered on Friday 26 July in the other place by my right honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet…30 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryThe duty of candour really matters. I appreciate that people are concerned about making sure that we protect public servants, which is right: we should protect them. But the duty…30 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI reassure the noble Baroness that the Government are absolutely committed to paying comprehensive compensation to infected and affected victims of the blood scandal. This is such…30 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesI would be delighted to meet my equivalent in the Irish Government, and I thank the noble Baroness for her question.29 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesAs I have said to other questions from noble Lords, the previous Government undertook a review that concluded only in April. I am committed to working with noble Lords across the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesI am aware of the difference between how different countries administer this. As I mentioned in my response to the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, the previous Government undertook…29 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesShall I just say yes? My understanding was that there were arrangements in place to facilitate the movement of racehorses around Europe. I will double check the facts on that and…29 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesI thank the noble Baroness for her welcome. As she will be aware, the previous Government undertook a review that concluded in April. It is too soon for us to comment on the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesThe Government are committed to making sure that the sector is sustainable, but I would be interested in discussing further with the noble Lord the issues that he raises. We are…29 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesThe Government entirely recognise the importance of the horseracing industry but also of the horserace betting levy to the industry and to the financial sustainability of the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesThe noble Lord has been a tireless champion for horseracing, which forms such a key part of our national sporting story. I am sure he is looking forward to the start of the…29 Jul 2024