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HANSARDNutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 September and 21 October be approved. Relevant document: 33rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.…01 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 30 November be approved. Instrument not yet reported by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments .01 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, it has not been the most comfortable two and a half hours of my life, but I have profound sympathy for a huge amount of what has been said in this debate; I really do. I…01 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Local Authority Enforcement Powers and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 30 November be approved. Instrument not yet reported by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Government—and I personally—are extremely interested in this area. Early findings of a study by the Coronavirus Immunology Consortium and Public Health England,…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Lord hits the nail on the head. We have already brought into place a test-to-release programme for foreign visitors and we are looking at ways in which such a principle…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy noble friend makes a very interesting point. Our priority right now is to vaccinate the British public. He is right that there are many vaccines available and Britain has made…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy noble friend is entirely right about the hospitality sector. It is a sector that we care about greatly and we recognise how hard hit it has been. None the less, we have to be…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Baroness is right that we are concerned about a post-Christmas surge, but the opening of schools is an absolute number one priority. We will do everything we can to keep…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am not sure that I accept the premise of the question. The scepticism that the noble Baroness describes has not stopped millions of people stepping forward to have…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to the noble Lord for what I think was his broad point. I did not quite understand the exact scenario in the restaurant that he described, but I think that he was…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to my noble friend for the opportunity to mention sports and to thank him for his advocacy of sports, both national and grass roots, during the epidemic. He is…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI completely endorse the noble Baroness’s points. I know well the very good work that both Birmingham and the entire West Midlands are doing. Recruitment of champions and liaison…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble and gallant Lord makes a fair point. We looked at the very scenario that he describes, but ultimately our priorities are to save life, protect the NHS and keep schools…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, although I am only a humble Health Minister, I do believe that the frameworks we are recommending are in the best interests of the economy. If the NHS cannot cope, if…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, we rely on the principle of consent. We appeal to the good will of the British public. Analysis of Google and transport statistics suggests that, by and large, the…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the noble Baroness for her characteristically compassionate question. I can reassure her that there are exceptions for essential travel. The kind of scenarios that she…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am enormously grateful to the noble Lord for his very generous comments. I commend him for his advocacy both in the instance of Covid and for his lifelong commitment…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome my noble friend’s challenge. I reassure him that the testing and vaccination programmes will absolutely run alongside each other and that this has already been…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI share completely the noble Lord’s ambition for collaboration and a sense of national unity. I am grateful to the devolved Assemblies and the leaders of the nations for their…30 Nov 2020