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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I completely understand the point. There is a lag to the deaths. At the moment, we are seeing the infection rate go up, which is leading to a small increase in…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the PCR test is very sensitive. Most people who take the test are presenting a symptom, so a very high proportion of those positives are people who have the disease when…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI hope that the noble Baroness will accept my apology if I have in any way suggested that I am flippant about inconsistency—I am not. What I have in my mind is the huge amount of…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I absolutely pay tribute to the Constitution Committee. It was generous enough to have me appear in front of it, and I gave several hours of evidence. I am glad to see…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am enormously grateful to all the devolved authorities for the work that they have done with the vaccine and in healthcare. Generally, it has been a very close collaboration,…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I absolutely forgive my noble friend because that is an extremely sensible question. I take it on board completely. The endgame is to end a contagious disease that has…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI completely accept the challenge. These anomalies exist and he is entirely right to beat up the Minister for this kind of stuff. It is unbelievably difficult to write guidelines…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, we have.15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am enormously grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Brinton and Lady Thornton, for such thoughtful and searching questions.15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs ever, I am also grateful to my own Benches for their support in these difficult times. This Statement from the House of Commons has been reflected on very thoughtfully and…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am not sure whether I accept the characterisation presented by the noble Lord. We have worked incredibly hard to bring in a managed quarantine system that is a novel,…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Lord is enjoying the benefit of hindsight very much indeed; we can all use the retrospectoscope. The data he refers to was not available to us at the time. We did not…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Secretary of State was there. I thought he presented the steps regulations extremely clearly and did a great job.15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI hear loud and clear the frustration of many noble Lords on the question of singing in churches; it is enormously frustrating to those who have a passion for singing. But I would…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am enormously grateful for the question from the noble Baroness. She gives me an opportunity to lift my head for a moment and think about a brighter future, because she is…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, having worked in the music industry for 15 years, I absolutely identify with the challenge he describes. However, I remind him that we have been emphatically forthcoming…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and PregnancyI am extremely grateful for those constructive suggestions from the noble Baroness. We have a very large amount of materials specifically for pregnant women, including guidance…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and PregnancyMy Lords, my noble friend made a clear case for the importance of improving the way in which patient data is collected and analysed in this country. It is something that we are…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Proof of VaccinationMy Lords, I pay tribute to the England football team, who did extremely well; I am glad that my noble friend was able to attend. He is entirely right: this is an incredibly…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Proof of VaccinationMy noble friend alludes to having pre-printed certificates. In fact, each vaccine certificate has a tailored two-dimensional QR code that is designed for each person. Therefore,…14 Jun 2021