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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I completely understand the noble Earl’s points. On WOMAD, I have a particular interest in that fine festival and I am extremely sad to hear that it has been cancelled,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I have failed in my mission, because I have sought to convey to the Chamber that we completely understand that the NHS, social care and public health—the three sectors…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s question is entirely reasonable and I wish I could be more specific on the precise timing. The honest truth is that we look at the data every day;…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord’s testimony is very moving and I have no doubt that the red-list system has put a lot of pressure on a lot of families. I personally sign off on these…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I pay tribute to the points made by my noble friend and to the persuasive and energetic way in which he made them. Our thoughts go to those in Nepal, who face an awful…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, what a perceptive question from the noble and right reverend Lord—he absolutely hits the nail on the head. The honest truth is that we do not have the precise figures on…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to address both points. On singing, I have heard loud and clear the points made by many noble Lords, particularly my noble friend Lord…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord is entirely right that the Porton Down verification team has looked extremely closely at all lateral flow tests and their sensitivity to the delta variant…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for those extremely thoughtful questions. As ever, I welcome the challenge and scrutiny that the House of Lords always provides on these…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the question of prioritisation is one for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. In terms of operational delivery, we have moved to a moment of opening up…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs ever, the noble Lord is extremely perceptive in his questions, and he is right that as we vaccinate more and more of the population, the risk will become less from highly…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, SIREN is one of the most thought-provoking and interesting of all the many studies that we have done. It is a sad fact that we do not understand many of the aspects of…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, hospitalisations have doubled but the vast majority of them are among people who have not been double-vaccinated for plus two weeks. It is very striking, when you look…29 Jun 2021HANSARDHospital Waiting ListsOn the elective recovery fund, I cannot make that commitment at the Dispatch Box but I reassure my noble friend that we are in it for the long haul and we recognise that this will…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I suspect that I have corresponded with the noble Lord from my personal email address; I am deeply hurt that he does not want to receive any of my emails again, but not…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I hear my noble friend’s comments loud and clear, and I think that we have hit some kind of inflection point where our focus is now much more on the learning-to-live…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformI am extremely aware of the point the noble Baroness is making. A very large proportion of those in care are not elderly at all but the young and adult disabled who need some care…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy Lords, I reassure the noble Baroness that we are looking at foreign parallels. The examples she gives are extremely instructive and thoughtful. I cannot speak for certain on…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy Lords, the commitment to publishing a review of social care is absolutely heartfelt. We have delivered on Brexit and the vaccines, and we will deliver on social care. The Prime…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy Lords, new legislation will increase integration between health and social care by removing barriers to data-sharing, enabling joint decision-making and putting more power and…29 Jun 2021