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HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, I completely agree with the noble Lord that prevention is the key. In our document on the matter, Advancing O ur H ealth: P revention in the 2020s , we have committed to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadIn direct answer to the noble Baroness’s question, I am not sure whether any advice was given by the DPP, because there has been no change in the law. Nothing we have done here…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadMy Lords, the debate has not been scheduled, but evidence that would be of interest includes evidence from clinicians themselves, many of whom have seen some movement in their…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, the concern about children is particularly acute. We are especially keen to encourage parents, to ensure that they are still bringing children forward. That is why we…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, my noble friend is right to allude to the confusion around the closure of dental practices. We have made it crystal clear that in the second lockdown all dental…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, the noble Baroness refers to the prioritisation of patients in the constrained appointment flow of dentists. She is entirely right that those who have vulnerabilities,…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, I completely acknowledge the challenge that the noble Baroness has described. Many dentists can see only 20% of their normal cases, and around half can see about 50%.…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, the challenge presented to the dental profession by Covid is severe. We are grateful for the hard work of 10,000 NHS and private practices in introducing PPE and…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, the bottleneck around the training of new dentists, an incredibly important priority for the nation’s teeth, is one that the CDO is extremely concerned about. The…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadI entirely agree with the noble Baroness that the contribution of hospices and the role of those involved in palliative care has been an incredibly important part of the Covid…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadThe noble Lord is entirely correct; the Director of Public Prosecutions’ policy for prosecutors in respect of cases of encouraging or assisting suicide sets out factors which…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadThe noble Baroness is entirely right; Covid has, in a very sad way, thrown a spotlight on the circumstances of those dying alone. That is one of the harshest and most…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsMy Lords, I am afraid I do not know the precise roles of individual academics in the preparation of those charts. I am happy to go back to the department to see if I can find out,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsI will take on board the comments of the noble Viscount. We try to make our briefings as accessible as possible. The point he made is perfectly reasonable. Let me look into…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsWe all respect the word of Professor Spiegelhalter, who is a great man, but we have instead the Office for National Statistics and the publication of the graphs and the data…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsThe noble Baroness is right to pinpoint the sharing of data as being very important, and we have been as open and transparent as we can be. We publish an enormous amount of data.…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsOn the manner in which the information was delivered, I take the noble Baroness’s comments completely on board. While it is not my role to be in charge of the presentation of No.…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsMy Lords, my noble friend is entirely right: statistics are critical and very important to public trust. No one takes them more seriously than this Government. However, I remind…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsMy Lords, the noble Baroness is right that, statistically, care homes present a unique challenge. There are more than 15,000 care homes, many of which are not plugged into…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Royal Society for its involvement in much of the work that we are discussing; it is a key contributor to some of the scientific thinking and…09 Nov 2020