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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, I welcome the regulations as a step in the right direction, but I wonder about the logic that is driving the changes. For instance, Primark could open before zoos could.…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, a SAGE paper of 11 February made it clear that stopping large gatherings and, more particularly, the closure of pubs, nightclubs and similar venues would slow the spread…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Summer Food FundMy Lords, the Minister says, rightly, that the focus should be on the children. Can she please explain to the House how that was reflected in the decision that the Government took…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeMy Lords, many of the landlords of the retail properties now in need of the sort of help being discussed are local authorities. They are allowed to borrow money from the…15 Jun 2020HANSARDBanks: Authorised Push Payment FraudMy Lords, the code is clearly not perfect, but it is better than nothing, yet several significant banks have not signed up to it. Does the Minister believe that those banks should…11 Jun 2020HANSARDQuarantine: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, as other noble Lords have made clear, the logic of bringing in quarantine at this stage is hard to understand. Was this proposal put before focus groups before it was…10 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for securing this timely debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, just referred to the fact that, in his first speech as Prime…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, the public might find it easier to stick within the rules now governing our life with coronavirus if they understood the logic. Therefore, can the Minister explain the…19 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Boswell, for this excellent report. Reading it provides a clear reminder of how intertwined the UK is with the EU. After more than 40 years…12 May 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, we were not equipped to cope with the pandemic when Covid-19 hit. Despite the shortcomings identified in 2016 and the inevitability of such a viral attack, we had…12 May 2020HANSARDIndia: Scam Call CentresMy Lords, last week I received an Outlook email that cited a password I have used, although not for the dubious purposes it alleged. If I paid $1,900 into a Bitcoin account,…21 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, because as I listened to the speeches this afternoon, I have been amazed by the determined intention to keep calm…16 Mar 2020HANSARDWell-beingMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, on securing this debate. It is an important subject and we have heard so many interesting speeches already. Simon Kuznets,…12 Mar 2020HANSARDOffender Management: Checkpoint ProgrammeMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bates, on securing this important debate. It is clear that our justice system is not working. We lock up too many people. The noble…27 Feb 2020HANSARDMedia and Lobby BriefingsMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House who decided who should be included in the briefing? It seems that, increasingly, decisions in No. 10 are taken by a very limited number…04 Feb 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, the financial services industry makes a vital contribution to the economy of this country. I note that in the Written Ministerial Statement the Prime Minister says that…03 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I wish to support Amendment 27, and at this stage in proceedings I will be brief. I found it endearing when the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, said that we must place our…15 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the designated subjects for today range widely. Other noble Lords have focused on home affairs and justice. I could have talked of the 20,000 new police officers we are…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my noble friend for giving way. I cannot quite believe that I heard him refer to the former Chancellor of the Exchequer as a saboteur. Would he like to withdraw…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat is absolutely untrue. There is no evidence for that at all. Again I ask: will my noble friend withdraw his remark? As far as I am aware, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was…04 Sept 2019