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HANSARDHotel Quarantine for TravellersMy Lords, matters are evenly balanced. There are 143 confirmed and probable cases of the variant first identified in South Africa. Most of those have been connected with travel to…03 Feb 2021HANSARDHotel Quarantine for TravellersI could not agree with the noble Lord more: the right to live trumps all other rights. It is a sad fact that, while we would normally do everything we could in a liberal democracy…03 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I do not intend to repeat much of what I said at Third Reading. Many thanks to the noble Lords who have contributed to the changing shape of the Bill. From Committee to…02 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 11A to 11D, 22A to 22C, 32A to 32C, and 50A to 50C en bloc. I pay…02 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 32A, 32B and 32C.02 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 22A, 22B and 22C.02 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 11A, 11B, 11C and 11D.02 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 30, 40, 48, 49 and 50 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 50A, 50B and 50C in lieu.02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesI join the noble Lord in paying tribute to the good work of the Northern Ireland Health Minister, Robin Swann, whom I commend for his collaborative approach during this entire…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord on having his vaccine so early, and I share his concern on this matter because those who had their first dose early received a leaflet of…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesI reassure my noble friend that we have put in place a systematic arrangement to visit care homes and those living at home with domiciliary care in order to bring the vaccine to…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesMy noble friend is entirely right: from March, we will have considerably more work both to deploy the second dosage and to supply it. We have those plans absolutely in place: the…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesThe noble Lord is entirely right: the vaccines are a hugely important development, but so is investment in all therapeutic drugs. We are extremely blessed to have had a…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesMy Lords, the noble Baroness is entirely right to be concerned, but I can report from the front line that concerns about the impact of anti-vaxxers have not materialised in a huge…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesMy Lords, the noble and gallant Lord touches on a number of connected issues. The first vaccination does take a little bit of time; depending on which vaccination is administered,…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesIn response to the noble Baroness, I said that we were confident that we had the supplies of the vaccines to do the second dose. It is not our policy that anyone has the second…01 Feb 2021HANSARDInternational Year of Health and Care WorkersMy Lords, to celebrate the work of health and care workers, there are symbolic interventions, such as the social care workforce CARE brand for shared identity and our powerful…01 Feb 2021HANSARDInternational Year of Health and Care WorkersMy Lords, the Minister for Vaccines has been clear on this: the Government are not currently undertaking work on vaccine certification. However, the noble Baroness makes the case…01 Feb 2021HANSARDInternational Year of Health and Care WorkersMy Lords, the noble Baroness makes a completely fair point. Her observation is entirely right and her recommendation is one that the Prime Minister has made clear is part of his…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesMy Lords, we have tens of thousands—38,000, I think—currently employed by the NHS delivering the vaccine: a remarkable army of people. We have had further offers from hundreds of…01 Feb 2021