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HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentMy Lords, it is not correct that Turkey was asked to intervene only at the last minute. We have been in constant, daily and regular contact with the Turkish Government. We are…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentMy Lords, I share the noble Baroness’s endorsement of the tremendous response from British manufacturing. Some 176 firms have applied to the scheme and we are processing their…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentEvery NHS and care worker must get the personal protection equipment that they need. We have a PPE plan with three strands: guidance, distribution and future supply. Through…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentI reassure my noble friend that we have been in daily and constant contact with the Turkish Government, who have behaved with good faith and in a supportive fashion throughout all…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentThe noble Baroness is right to question the resilience arrangements in this country. I reassure her that we have extremely well thought-through resilience arrangements. This…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentThe noble Baroness raises a good point. I do not know the precise answer and would be glad to write to her with a clear answer.23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentI completely agree. I utterly reject the suggestion that British manufacturers are incapable in this area. I share with my noble friend, though, that this is a low-margin,…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentThe noble Baroness is right to champion this point. The Cleveland Clinic is known to us. I will ensure that it is played into the task force that is working on both the…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I greatly thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton and Lady Brinton, for their extremely perceptive and thoughtful questions. I will answer them, in the words of the…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentThe noble Baroness asks a perfectly reasonable question. I am afraid that I do not know the individual amount off the top of my head. I can tell her that, to date, we have…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentThe reference that the right reverend Prelate makes is an entirely right one. I pay tribute to the hard-working professionals in NHS and care home procurement. They have been…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19The noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, addresses a very difficult problem. The programme we are looking at, announced earlier today with the change to our guidelines, is the testing of…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19I have not seen the piece in the FT , so cannot comment on the noble Lord’s remarks. All I would remind him, as I have said in previous answers to similar questions, is that false…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19I entirely agree with the sentiments and intent of my noble friend’s point. It occurs to me that we should perhaps set up some kind of advertising or promotion of this. I will…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care Home DeathsI echo the noble Baroness’s timely comments on the role of BAME workers, many of whom have provided an amazing service and put themselves in harm’s way to care for those who are…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care Home DeathsThe noble Baroness raises what is probably the cruellest and most unkind aspect of this awful epidemic: the circumstances of death where those who love and care cannot necessarily…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Extent of InfectionI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for a very clear Question. I can reassure her on three points. First, front-line staff in the NHS and in care homes are eligible for test…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Extent of InfectionAs of 21 April, 129,044 people have tested positive for Covid-19. This represents less than 0.02% of the population. When the evidence demonstrates that it is safe to do so, we…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medically Vulnerable PeopleMy noble friend Lord Lucas makes a completely reasonable plea. On a personal level I completely understand where he is coming from. I have elderly relations who I would like to…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medically Vulnerable PeopleThe noble Lord makes a reasonable point, but I confirm that it is the virus that makes this discrimination, not the Government. Certain demographics are even more vulnerable than…22 Apr 2020