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HANSARDHealth Care: GuidanceMy Lords, there are no blanket DNR notices. These are completely abhorrent and against the NHS constitution. We are not supporting them at all. The noble Lord is entirely right…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Care: GuidanceMy Lords, I can confirm clearly that reports of any sort of age limit of the kind referred to by my noble friend are completely wrong. On the matter of sharing circulars, there…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the rule of six treatment of children under 12 is extremely heartbreaking. I have three children under 12 and I find it very awkward. The CMO’s view, however, is crystal…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, we are introducing a new scheme for bringing testing capacity straight to the desks of general practice, and the results from that initiative are promising.21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Baroness raises an important point about the rollout in the devolved Administrations. I do not have the details in my brief but I would be glad to write to her…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I would be glad to talk about the weekly statistics with the noble Lord in detail, if he would like. The number of tests per day is frequently over 200,000. The number…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the user cases for different tests are being drafted and interrogated as we speak. The user case, for example, of an anaesthetist going into a delicate operation would…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Baroness is quite right to raise the question of the Help Us to Help You campaign and the work that is being focused on hard-to-reach communities, whether BAME…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Baroness makes a powerful point but it is at odds with my own experience. I deal with my counterparts in the devolved authorities on a very regular basis. We…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am afraid that any decision about an inquiry is way beyond my pay scale, but the noble Lord is entirely right: there will clearly be massive lessons that we need to…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I pay tribute to amateur sports clubs, which have jumped through enormous hoops to keep operating and to provide important leisure and fitness to the country during an…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Baroness is right to point to the lessons we can learn from other countries, and we spend a huge amount of time on the telephone in round tables with those in other…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, all those resident in local authority hostels or accommodation will be tested regularly to prevent the transmission of this disease.21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, a clear message could not have been more emphatically sent to those over 70 about the dangers of this disease. The problem we have today is not one of irresponsible…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I do not like telling anyone what to do. I do not like telling anyone that they should lock themselves up or stay away from the people they love—of course I do not—but…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the noble Baroness is correct inasmuch as the statistics published for the original app would suggest. However, new statistics about the new app will be published after…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Lord’s sentiments. The economy and education are critical. I reiterate the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the economy survives…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Care: GuidanceThe noble Baroness is right that half of consultations have been done by telephone or on the internet. Some of those have been successful, but I agree with her that we have to…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Care: GuidanceThe noble Lord is entirely right that there is a large amount of concern among patients—existing patients who are on existing programmes and patients who think to go to the NHS.…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Care: GuidanceMy Lords, mental health concerns are a major priority at all times but particularly during Covid-19. That is why are giving substantial funds to mental health charities and…21 Sept 2020