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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am not sure that I entirely understood the question. In terms of the private beds that we intended to use, that capacity was extremely valuable as a fallback during…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord raises a very good point. We pay tribute to all those who stepped forward, whether they were young doctors at the end of their training or older doctors…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Viscount is better advised than me. As far as I understand, mass testing remains a central part of our battle against Covid and we remain committed to that programme.12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I reassure the noble Lord that the 67 DPHs who are taking the tests in the first round are those who stepped forward. I believe that they include DPHs in Lancashire, but…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I share the noble Lord’s sentiment that the vaccine is an uplift and a source of optimism, but I hope that he will not mind if I also use this opportunity to say that…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am extremely grateful to my noble friend for flagging up this important concern, which I acknowledge is a serious worry for those in the athletic and sporting arena. Colleagues…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy noble friend is right that the advice to business is extremely important, and we are ambitious to try to unlock the economy to enable people to return to as normal a life as…12 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, Amendment 67A, put forward by the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, relates to veterinary devices. This is a proposed new clause seeking to ensure that the Secretary of State…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineI am grateful to my noble friend for the question on international vaccines. He is right that no single country holds the keys to victory against this invisible enemy and we must…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, my understanding at the moment is that it is not necessary to take a coronavirus test before having the vaccine. This has been one of the subjects of the trials that…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI will get to back to the noble Lord with the specific answer to that question, if I may.11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, the noble Baroness is entirely right that the range of people who can administer this vaccine is extremely wide. The challenge of administering so many vaccines in such…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI can give a couple of illustrative examples if that would be helpful, but to run through the whole philosophy and system is probably beyond my ability or the time afforded by…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for that really important discussion of these critical amendments and provisions. I will take a moment to run through them in some detail.…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineThe noble Lord makes a persuasive case for those who are most vulnerable, including the itinerant and the homeless. We have seen for ourselves the impact of the disease on those…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineNo, they will not.11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineThe noble Lord is entirely right that we have to approach the prospect of a vaccine in a measured way. There remain considerable imponderables about the effectiveness, longevity,…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, we are taking a four nations approach to the deployment of the vaccine. The Scottish NHS has been involved in all the arrangements we have been putting together and in…11 Nov 2020