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HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesI am grateful for that important question. At no point would I ever wish to cast any aspersions or slur at the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, who I count as a close colleague and someone…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, my noble friend’s observation is entirely right. In Manchester alone there have been more coronavirus infections already in October than in July, August and September…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19The right reverend Prelate puts it extremely well. We completely recognise that not only does the virus attack the most vulnerable, but those who are least fortunate bear the huge…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19The noble Baroness is right to raise questions about the way in which the disease is transmitted. We have put a huge amount of effort into studying it. I pay tribute to the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England, North East and North West of England and Obligations of Undertakings (England) etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 30 September be approved. Relevant documents: 27th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (special attention drawn…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesMy Lords, those are two very important and clear questions. However, I will have to take them back to the department and write to the noble Lord with very clear answers.20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesMy Lords, I reassure the noble Lord that no health information is shared. This is isolation information, not health information. I can tell that the noble Lord is not happy with…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceMy Lords, during the Covid pandemic, radiotherapy services have continued. We are working to ensure that the need to travel to hospital is kept to a minimum, using drugs where…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19I reassure the noble Baroness that 24 hours is our objective, and it is clear that a 24-hour target is right. Having swift turnaround is conducive to effectiveness, and that is…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceThe noble Baroness is right to raise the excellent report by Professor Sir Mike Richards into cancer diagnostics. We have taken that report on board and are studying it very…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19I reassure the noble Lord that his friend’s notification came from a new feature of Apple phones called “Exposure Notifications Express”. This is something that we have worked…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I am grateful for the questions from the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. If the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, returns, I shall be happy to answer her questions, too. The…20 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020My Lords, I start by saying a massive hurrah to my noble friend Lady Fox of Buckley. I thank her for a rousing maiden speech, literally the best maiden speech that I have ever…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceMy Lords, the situation raised by Cancer Research UK and others causes concern, but I reassure the noble Lord that we are doing more than a million routine cancer appointments and…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesMy Lords, the data collected by PHE for the test and trace service is held, as I said, by the Contact Tracing and Advisory Service database—the CTAS database—and it will be…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her insight, but I reassure her that the information on the app is not covered by this memorandum of understanding. That is a principle…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesMy Lords, I commit to publishing the memorandum of understanding; that is our intention. It has to be cleared of some officials’ names and redacted accordingly, and, when we have…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceI thank the noble and learned Lord for sharing that moving testimony. The broad point that he makes is entirely right—that Covid has an impact on our healthcare system that goes…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceMy Lords, I completely and utterly agree with my noble friend.20 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer Task ForceThe noble Baroness puts her case extremely well. We have a massive investment in the NHS that spans physical infrastructure and staff, hospitals and investment in nurses. This…20 Oct 2020