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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, is correct that it is a shame that we do not have time to go through each and every one of the local situations that have been brought…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, we are here to debate the middle, or “high”, tier of the new three-level system of local restrictions that we believe will be simpler for the public to understand, and…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (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) (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) (Medium) (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 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationMy Lords, there is some shared interest with those who drafted the Great Barrington declaration. They quite rightly make observations about the impact of the pandemic on…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationThe noble Lord is entirely right in his analysis. The briefings from the Vaccine Taskforce to the Prime Minister are encouraging. One of the striking things about the updates is…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationThe noble Lord makes a very good point. Although I have not had legal advice on this, I feel sure that he is on the right track. The great protection would condemn anyone with…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationMy Lords, I note that the 16,000 scientists supporting the Great Barrington declaration include “Dr Brian Blessed; doctor in winged flight, Z-cars and booming laughter”, “Dr…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationMy Lords, the analysis of the Department of Health and Social Care, the Office for National Statistics and the Government Actuary is clear. Mitigations have prevented more than…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationThe noble and gallant Lord is entirely right: the impact on the economy of a full national lockdown has been learned already. We know what that looks like. It is a very tough…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationThe noble Lord is entirely right to champion the role of fitness, exercise and fresh air, and this Government are doing an enormous amount to try to keep sports going during…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationMy Lords, I pay tribute to the council in Pendle which, as those in the Chamber know, has done an enormous amount to fight Covid infection and has been exemplary in its approach…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationThe noble Baroness is entirely right. Not only is the evidence of reinfection mounting—a source of huge disappointment, frankly, but something that we have to realistically face…13 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I endorse the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Uddin, in thanking the Lord Speaker and noting his words on masks in the House. Who would have believed in February that…12 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 23 September be approved. Relevant document: 28th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee .12 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 24 September be approved. Relevant document: 28th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee12 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Protected Areas and Linked Childcare Households) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 22 September be approved. Relevant document: 28th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee12 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I apologise and give great thanks to the noble Baroness for the polite and kind way in which she brought that to my attention. At this point, we are debating statutory…12 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 18 September be approved. Relevant document: 27th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee12 Oct 2020