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HANSARDCoronavirus 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 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 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 2020HANSARDNutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentI thank the noble Lord for the opportunity to make this crystal clear: the MHRA is an independent regulator, its work on vaccine approval has no political interference whatever…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentMy Lords, we have extremely detailed and energetic plans to deal with misinformation, which is based on confusion, and disinformation, which is based on malice. It would not be…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 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank noble Lords for a thoughtful and at times very generous debate, for which I am enormously grateful. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, for a…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 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 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 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020These reforms, which will see that patients have greater autonomy and control over their care and treatment, will be set out in the Government’s forthcoming White Paper on this…25 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 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 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementI have to be careful about what I say because legal proceedings are in place. The noble Lord is right; I do not pretend for a moment that everything was perfect. I have spoken…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle—who indicated her interest in this along with my noble friend Lady…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFace-to-Face Medical AppointmentsMy noble friend makes a very good point. Diagnosis is phenomenally difficult and, quite often, patients who present with seemingly one condition have something altogether…19 Nov 2020