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HANSARDCovid-19I am extremely grateful for the noble Viscount’s kind remarks. They are rightly directed at those responsible for the deployment of the vaccine. The NHS itself has been a central…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19I do not agree with my noble friend on this in any way—fraud is fraud. If you put people in danger, you deserve to serve the consequences. It will be up to either the magistrate…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19The noble Lord is, as ever, cutting to the chase. The role of hotel staff, transport to and from airports and the flight crew themselves is incredibly important. As the noble Lord…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I completely agree with the noble Baroness. As I said earlier, we are not safe until we are all safe. That is an absolute axiom. It will soon become a cheesy remark but…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, the honest truth is that I cannot lay out a timetable for my noble friend. That will happen in the week of 22 February and the Prime Minister has made that clear. He is…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, my noble friend is entirely right that there are many mysteries of immunity that we do not fully understand. While we have some strong evidence on the transmissibility…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, I pay tribute to the Welsh for hitting that remarkable number. I thank the noble Lord very much indeed for bringing it to the House’s attention. I absolutely assure him…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, the noble Lord touches on one very positive subject: summer holidays. I entirely agree with him on the therapeutic effect of planning one’s holiday. I spend far too much…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, we have done an enormous amount to prioritise care home staff, for the entirely pragmatic reason that it would make no sense at all for vulnerable care home residents to…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentI am enormously grateful to the right reverend Prelate for mentioning practice managers. Managers in the NHS are sometimes given a bit of a hard time and are too often overlooked.…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, I reassure the noble Baroness that the interval protocols for the Pfizer vaccine have been completely endorsed by the JCVI, the CMO and the MHRA. They are extremely…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDentists: Covid-19My Lords, I am grateful for that account of the Northern Ireland statistics, which tell a very similar story to those in other parts of the United Kingdom. The noble Lord is…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDentists: Covid-19My Lords, as I said earlier, 88% of NHS dentists are open. I was at an NHS dentist earlier today, and I pay tribute to all those dentists that are open. I do not know the specific…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDentists: Covid-19My Lords, I do not necessarily accept the dichotomy the noble Baroness refers to. I think it is reasonable for dentists to triage patients between those who can be treated with…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDentists: Covid-19My Lords, the noble Baroness is entirely right; ventilation is a key issue. I took my daughter to the dentist this morning, and there were indeed long gaps between each…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDentists: Covid-19My Lords, an increase in dental activity has been made possible by updated infection prevention and control guidance. NHS England and NHS Improvement have set a 45% activity…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that suggestion and I will take it back to the department. I have not heard it suggested. It is not currently in our plans at the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDentists: Covid-19I join the noble Baroness in paying tribute to dentists. As of 18 December, 88% of NHS dental practices were open, and that is a huge tribute to the hard work, determination and…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, I have heard the noble Lord’s concerns about this matter when he has brought them up previously, but I simply do not recognise the story he is telling. I would remind…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for the thoughtful questions from the noble Baronesses. They are entirely right to applaud the progress of the vaccine. I start by sharing some…11 Feb 2021