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HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I am not aware of any conclusive scientific evidence that contradicts the benefits of folic acid. As I said, the demographic data would seem to suggest that experiences…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFolic AcidThe noble Baroness is entirely right to explain and expand on the wider benefits, but the benefits in respect of NTDs are extremely persuasive in themselves and the consultation…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Baroness that local support, trust and collaboration between actors from all political parties are essential to fighting Covid…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsThe noble Baroness is entirely right that the impact of local lockdowns is far reaching. The impact is not only on families where there is domestic abuse but on children, those…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, I cannot help but feel that it is not a case of “finally”. This Government could not have worked harder to push for home testing, and we are extremely grateful for the…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsI apologise to the noble Baroness for disrupting the lives of local officials, but this disease is completely unpredictable. It is prevalent where we least expect it and it…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19The noble Baroness is entirely right that trust is critical, and we have to forge a system where local authorities, local MPs and central government work together on these local…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I do not support that advice. I took the bus to work today and encourage others to do the same.03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19The truthful answer to the noble Baroness is that I know that there is an outbreak at Banham but I do not know the operational details of the kind she describes. What I can say is…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I am terribly sorry that my noble friend’s husband had a tough time with the home testing kit. That is not the experience of hundreds of thousands of people who have…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, massive pressure is on the NHS from every level to get back to normal. Attendance rates are increasing dramatically in every area of the NHS. I pay tribute to those who…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I would be grateful to the noble Baroness for sharing with me the specific detail. It seems extremely strange to me; I do not recognise it at all. The way in which we…03 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank everyone involved for this important debate. The restrictions that we have debated today are incredibly necessary and do, in fact, answer many of the points that…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, we have limited powers to isolate individuals under the very initial regulations that were published, I think, in March. Our overall approach, however, has been a…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, we are working extremely hard to create confidence in the Test and Trace system and in the effectiveness of our two-tier system of hands, face and space combined with…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, I have before me a large list of eight or nine public portals where exactly that information can be received. I will lodge links to those portals in the Library and on…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, data is the key scientific commodity in our fight against Covid. We started with very little; now we have lots, and we are sharing it with our local partners as quickly…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, delay is frustrating. I completely share the noble Lord’s frustration. Unfortunately, we are handling an epidemic and, once we have got plans in place for the second…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, my noble friend is entirely right that confidence in attending NHS venues is hard hit by Covid. One of the inspiring and interesting things that has happened has been…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, the consultation on the proposal to fortify flour ran for 12 weeks from 13 June to 9 September 2019 and was undertaken on a UK-wide basis. The pilot ran extremely…03 Sept 2020