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HANSARDCovid-19: PovertyMy Lords, the vaccine race is being contested right across the country, and I take my hats off to all those who are delivering the programme so effectively. We are not too proud…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PovertyMy Lords, I hear my noble friend’s warning very clearly and he is absolutely right. We must not be confused between statistical correlation and causation. However, one thing that…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PovertyMy Lords, the noble Baroness is entirely right that it cannot be for either the law or the Department of Health to solve a national challenge. That is why the Prime Minister has…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PovertyI feel inspired by the noble Lord’s passion for the subject, but it is not fair or reasonable to suggest that death rates in the country are driven by the electoral cycle. Far…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PovertyMy Lords, I can certainly speak for the inequalities we have in health. The right reverend Prelate is entirely right—Covid has been a real reminder of the impact of deprivation…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PovertyMy Lords, I can speak for the health dimension. I should emphasise the work of the office for health promotion. Under the Chief Medical Officer, the OHP will deliver proactive,…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Variant B.1.617.2My Lords, I do not quite recognise the world the noble Baroness describes. In fact, I would say that the work between Public Health England, schools, local authorities and local…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Variant B.1.617.2I have read reports about the fungus the noble Baroness describes, and they are absolutely chilling and a source of grave concern. I am not aware of that being a threat to British…26 May 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, my noble friend makes an extremely pertinent point but the two things are inextricably linked. We can get back and address the backlog of operations to which he quite…26 May 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, as I sought to explain to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, there is a huge amount of consultation with directors of public health. There are meetings on these matters…26 May 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, the noble Baroness has given some very good examples of exactly where we are asking the public, and legislatures, to use their common sense. We are saying, “Avoid…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Variant B.1.617.2I really bridle at the suggestion that we run our data publication programme on the basis of the Eurovision Song Contest schedule. That really is not a credible suggestion. There…26 May 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, I would ask them to use their common sense. I am a parliamentarian; I am not telling them or legislating for them on that particular decision. They can see the rising…26 May 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, we are always looking to see how we can communicate more effectively with local authorities. We will have discussions with local authority colleagues this week to make…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the noble Lord points out an extremely challenging situation, particularly in Nepal, but, frankly, all around the world there is a global pressure on the supply of the…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Variant B.1.617.2My Lords, there is an enormous amount of data published. I draw the noble Lord’s attention to table 6 in the table test conducted on 28 May 2020, which has an enormous amount of…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the noble Baroness alludes to a dilemma that we face. It is not possible to organise surge testing and have pinpoint outbreak management in 120 different areas. That is…26 May 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, the characterisation presented by the noble Baroness is unfair. We are trusting people to be responsible and to act with caution and common sense, as they have done…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Variant B.1.617.2My Lords, I pay tribute to the contribution of teachers, pupils and parents in the battle against infections in schools. By the application of hygienic measures, distancing and…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19Let me assure the noble Baroness that there has absolutely not been a change of policy at all. There are clear channels of communication from DPHs and local authorities to the…26 May 2021