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HANSARDUltra-processed FoodsMy Lords, I will focus on food labelling. Does the Minister share my concern that it can be difficult to recognise ultra-processed foods in the supermarket? Even a sugary…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test and Trace AppMy Lords, the PNQ refers to lessons learned. A key one from the sorry story of the NHS app is that the Government should have involved local councils in the trace and contact…22 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test and Trace AppMy Lords, the PNQ refers to the lessons learned. One key one—[ Inaudible ]—launch of a system that was not ready and serious IT—22 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Track and Trace SystemMy Lords, the ambition of the Minister, reported yesterday, to get a national “track and trace” system going before the winter is in marked contrast to the hype and promises of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: Two-metre RuleMy Lords, the National Audit Office is the latest in a long line of independent organisations and care bodies to conclude that people and staff in care homes are an afterthought…16 Jun 2020HANSARDExercise CygnusThe Secretary of State for Health said in relation to Cygnus and the failure to implement key recommendations and warnings on PPE stocks, ventilators, testing and tracing, and…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care HomesMy Lords, this Urgent Question taken yesterday in the Commons on coronavirus and care homes covered much of the ground in the Statement taken by us last night. Sadly, it is clear…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffMy Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Lawrence for the leading role she is playing in finding out why BAME communities and health workers are disproportionately bearing…19 May 2020HANSARDCare Homes: Covid-19 TestingMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that there have been stark warnings from across the sector that, unless testing of staff and residents in care homes is urgently and…14 May 2020HANSARDCare Homes: Covid-19 TestingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government which department or non-departmental public body is responsible for the programme of COVID-19 testing in care homes in England; and when they…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesThat the Virtual Proceedings do consider the short- and long-term impact of Her Majesty’s Government’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision and delivery of social…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this excellent and powerful debate. I thank the Minister for his thoughtful response, but however thoughtful it was it…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesMy Lords, I will start today’s important debate in the way I know noble Lords from across the House will want me to: by recording our deep sadness and regret for the loss of the…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care Home DeathsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the analysis by Care England which suggests that there have been significantly more deaths caused by Covid-19 in…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care Home DeathsI thank the Minister for his response. Both Care England and the National Care Forum report an alarming increase in the number of care home deaths, with estimates of more than…22 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for her Statement today and for the constructive usual channels discussions held away from the Chamber, including with my noble friends…25 Mar 2020HANSARDDementia: Accident and EmergencyI thank the Minister for his response and congratulate him on behalf of these Benches on his confirmation in his post. We look forward to continuing the good and constructive…11 Mar 2020HANSARDDementia: Accident and EmergencyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking as a result of the analysis published by the Alzheimer’s Society on 22 January showing a 34.5 per cent increase in the…11 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement and once again pay tribute to the medical, public health and NHS staff who are working so hard to deal with this crisis,…03 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK CitizensMy Lords, I underline the support from these Benches for the plans for organised quarantine. Both the medical evidence on the incubation period and the limited evidence of spread…30 Jan 2020