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HANSARDCovid-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, 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 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 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 2020HANSARDCovid-19The noble Baroness makes her point well, but I will defend the three-tier system. It is an important mechanism to avoid a national lock- down, which is our objective. It was…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I am enormously pleased to hear that the noble Lord’s cancer treatment has progressed so well. Like him, I pay tribute to those at the Hereford County Hospital who…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19My noble friend illustrates the complexity of trying to work with local authorities and the impact of giving local authorities the discretion to make decisions on their own. In…20 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I will be happy to write to the noble Lord with the precise figures for phase 3 trials. However, he is right that they are incredibly important. The Bill must defend our…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, as the Minister for Innovation, I am very keen on the UK’s continued leadership in this area; I have made it something of a personal cause. I am very proud of the fact…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI would be happy to conduct that follow-up.19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, Amendments 2, 7, 51, 54, 56, 68 and 72 are a package intended to respond to the comments made at Second Reading and the consideration of the Bill by your Lordships’…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful to my noble friend Lord Lansley and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Woolf, for Amendments 5 and 70. I greatly appreciate their scrutiny and…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank all those involved in this first group; indeed, they are the team who, I feel, are likely to be walking with us through a great many groups of amendments. I…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I hear the noble Lord, Lord Patel, very clearly. The arguments that he made during our conversations and engagement earlier were powerful. The comments made by my noble…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am enormously grateful to noble Lords for an incredibly thoughtful debate about measures that were laid only recently and have come into force today. I start by…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a disappointing fact that the rate of Covid-19 infections is rising rapidly across the UK. The ONS estimates that one in every 240 people in England had the virus…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 12 October be approved. Instrument not yet reported by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, these regulations, which were made on 12 October and came into force today are necessary owing to the continued rise in the national transmission rates of coronavirus in…14 Oct 2020