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HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)The noble Viscount is right; I have also read the reports of sanitiser shortages. I wish I was in a position to reassure the House that we could somehow guarantee that there was…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)Public Health England is leading the search and British scientists are playing an incredibly important role. However, the guidance I would give the House is from the CMO: the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, this is exactly the type of dilemma being considered by SAGE and the CMO. It will be the focus of work between the Department of Health and the Department for Transport.03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, this Government are committed to doing whatever it takes medicinally to tackle this epidemic. We will not allow regulations to stand in the way.03 Mar 2020HANSARDClinical NegligenceThe noble Lord is absolutely right; the total sum of money for claims on the liabilities book is second only to the potential costs of cleaning up our nuclear industry. He is also…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)The noble Baroness is more of an expert on those networks than I am. All I can say is that we are going about this epidemic by focusing on all our strong relationships to make the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDClinical NegligenceMy Lords, the arrangements for clinical negligence payments are currently under review. The National Audit Office made it clear that this should be the focus of a substantial…03 Mar 2020HANSARDClinical NegligenceI can confirm that, at this stage, there is a wide review going on. The department is looking at a wide range of options, but a repeal of Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal…03 Mar 2020HANSARDClinical NegligenceThe noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, makes exactly the right point. The human cost here is far greater than the financial one. How can it be right that a family that has been through…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)The noble Lord makes an extremely important point, which I cannot answer specifically, as that would be for the Department for Education. If I may answer in the round, it is…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right about kissing. Kissing is wonderful but potentially dangerous. I share with the Chamber that we have had detailed conversations about…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, it is not the role of the Department of Health and Social Care to lead on this matter, but I am aware that the House authorities are very sensitive to the points made by…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)We are grateful for the work of the noble Lord, Lord Broers, which is well known. The epidemiology of this virus is not yet fully understood. We do not understand whether it will…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, the pressure on 111 has risen over many weeks. It was identified as an incredibly important part of our response to this pandemic at a very early stage. Thank goodness…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)The noble Baroness raises an issue that is uppermost in our minds: the care of and provision for the aged, who are clearly the most vulnerable to this virus and whose support will…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)This question arose in the debate last week and I followed it up with the Chief Medical Officer. As far as I understand it, there is no issue with the testing. It is possible that…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)The noble Lord is quite right to ask about those who are either in the gig economy or unemployed. The Government need to look at this matter more closely. Provisions have been…03 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)The noble Lord is right to refer to this. I cannot give him an exact inventory of the stockpile. All I can share with the House is that, partly because of our no-deal…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMental Health: Unregulated TreatmentMy Lords, I was just reaching the key segment of my speech. With kind permission, I will finish the speech, since time is of the essence. I assure the noble Baroness and other…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMental Health: Unregulated TreatmentMy Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, for raising this important issue. Before I make my formal comments, I should like to recognise the clear and…02 Mar 2020