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HANSARDCovid-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: 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 2021HANSARDInternational Year of Health and Care WorkersThe noble Baroness is right. Those involved in domiciliary care, particularly part-time, make an extremely important contribution. We are naturally concerned about how they are…01 Feb 2021HANSARDInternational Year of Health and Care WorkersI take this opportunity to confirm to the noble Baroness that all NHS staff qualify for the vaccine. I would be very grateful if she could communicate to me any incidents where an…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 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 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, 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 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 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)My Lords, I join those who have congratulated my noble friend Lord Forsyth on securing this debate on this most important subject. The Economic Affairs Committee has done a huge…28 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutMy Lords, I am extremely grateful for that question, because it will help me to clear up a misconception in this area. Having an NHS number is very important. We cannot know who…25 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutMy Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that it is communicated on the front line immediately. I did not have a valid NHS number until a week ago: it took me a couple of days to get…25 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutMy Lords, the JCVI looked at this very question in great detail. It is very conscious of discrimination, but its focus is on morbidity. Its judgment, which I entirely back, is…25 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutIt is not a question of one place taking precedence over another. I take a moment to applaud and pay tribute to GPs in Sheffield, and to all those who have proceeded at pace and…25 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutMy Lords, it is indeed very good news. I pay tribute to the work of my noble friend and of the Legatum Institute in championing the need to address social inequality. She rightly…25 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutThe right reverend Prelate is entirely right to highlight prisons, and I share her deep concern in this area. I pay tribute to the Prison Service for keeping Covid out of prisons…25 Jan 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutMy Lords, the amount of research that we have on the Pfizer vaccine and all other vaccines is huge. Most, though not all of it, is published. I assure the noble Baroness that we…25 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThat the Bill do now pass.21 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, the Bill before us is quite different from the one we started with, but it is no doubt much better. That is entirely because of the huge value of your Lordships’…21 Jan 2021