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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses for their thoughtful and searching questions on an important day’s traffic of announcements from the Government. I would like to try to…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am extremely grateful for the opportunity to remind the noble Lord that earlier today we published a fulsome programme of community testing. I would be very glad to send him a…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 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: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentMy Lords, the question of vaccine intellectual property is a delicate one because, as was mentioned earlier, we rely on the private sector for a lot of funding and research, and…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PrioritisationIt will not be possible to publish any results until we have the clear data on the vaccines. Individual vaccines may behave quite differently with different groups of people.…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PrioritisationMy noble friend has made the case for rough sleepers extremely well. It is one that we are deeply concerned about. When it comes to the prioritisation list, what has been…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PrioritisationI am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness for suggesting the New York precedent. It is not one that I was aware of and I will look into it. I reassure her that we are liaising…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PrioritisationMy Lords, the vaccination holds the prospect of returning to some form of normality very quickly. It is exactly the kind of situation that my noble friend points out that will be…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PrioritisationMy Lords, the noble Lord tempts me to commit to schedules that I am simply not in a position to commit to, I am afraid to say. The performance of the various vaccines is extremely…25 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsMy Lords, matching the data on deaths with the HR records of the NHS is actually very difficult. It cannot be done easily, or even accurately. Our strategy is crystal clear: to…25 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsMy Lords, I would be glad to track down the noble Baroness’s letter and get her the answer that she so desires.25 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsMy Lords, I regret enormously that the noble Lord feels that we have, in any way, avoided the facts. We are absolutely committed to learning the lessons of Covid, which will be…25 Nov 2020HANSARDNutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, nutritional-related labelling, composition and standards are regulated to protect public health. It is essential that food businesses and enforcement officers understand…25 Nov 2020HANSARDNutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their extremely valuable contributions to this important debate. This statutory instrument is incredibly important. However, I reassure noble…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 33rd Report from the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of the regulations, which were considered and agreed to in another place on 18 November. During the debate on the six-month review of…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentThe noble Lord raises an important point about those with blood cancer. In fact, many who are in the “extremely vulnerable” group have conditions that may or may not be affected…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentI entirely endorse the sentiment the noble Lord expresses. I offer my profound thanks to the devolved authorities for the immense spirit of collaboration which has characterised…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentMy Lords, the noble Lord is entirely right that deprivation and ethnicity are key considerations in the morbidity of Covid; we are all acutely aware of them. The JCVI has looked…25 Nov 2020