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HANSARDMedical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I start by assuring the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and others that when we look at this validation SI, our overarching objective is…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have committed to issuing guidelines for the vulnerable and immunosuppressed before 19 July. I cannot share with the noble Baroness at this stage exactly what those guidelines…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, on the three specific locations the noble Baroness asked about, I understand that those practices will remain in place, but I am happy to check that and write to her. As…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe bottom line is that we believe that any rise in the infection rate will not have an impact on hospitalisation in a way that will disrupt the NHS. This is something that we…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the registration of people going into events is an onerous responsibility for the hospitality industry and we have to make a proportionate assessment of what kinds of…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am afraid we cannot have in place laws on the intimate practicalities of people’s lives for the long term. We do not have a law on sneezing. I would not think of sneezing in the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord’s expertise on mask specification is well known in the Chamber and I bow to his greater knowledge on this. Of course, healthcare workers, social care…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI do not accept that at all. The noble Lord does this debate no favours by using that kind of language. The argument I make is extremely reasonable. It is supported by the Chief…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I know that my noble friend is sceptical of almost everything to do with the Government, and I am not quite sure how to address that question—but I will take it…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Lord will remember that, when we spoke about masks the day before yesterday, I re-emphasised my personal commitment to wearing masks. In no way do I want to leave noble…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Secretary of State did not predict 100,000; he accepted that it was a possibility. I do not accept that we should welcome any deaths in any way. Our hope is that, in…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am always grateful for the challenge of medics in the Lancet and elsewhere. I would like to reassure them that this is not a question of libertarian ideology but a question of…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the vaccination of children is something that we are looking at; it is with the JCVI at the moment, I understand. I do not have the precise timetable at my fingers. What…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am enormously thankful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton and Lady Brinton, for such thoughtful questions. I will certainly try to address as many of them as I…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am sympathetic to the noble Lord’s frustrations, but he is illustrating the delicacy of the inflection point we are currently at. Only 60% of people are in his…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I cannot promise to have a simple algorithm to make the calculation that the noble Lord refers to. I will ask the system if such a thing exists, but I have never come…08 Jul 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health OutcomesMy Lords, I join all those who have commended my noble friend Lady Jenkin of Kennington for tabling a debate on this incredibly important matter. I congratulate her on smashing…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Baroness is entirely right to make the connection between Covid and flu. We regard the winter as presenting two pandemics, and we will treat them with equal…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, on lateral flow tests, I said that I did not recognise the press reports that the noble Baroness mentioned, and I still do not. On shielding, I completely agree with…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, we have a prioritisation list for the booster and the third jab. It is my understanding that octogenarians are in category 1, but I am happy to write to my noble friend…08 Jul 2021