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HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsMy Lords, I used to organise raves, and I used to love them—but I implore all those who organise raves to stop, because they are creating a massive public health disaster. Fines…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsMy Lords, we are well within the threshold that the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar, alludes to, but we are concerned about winter. That is why we are putting in place new restrictions…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsTesting arrangements for care homes have, as the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, alluded to, risen dramatically. Testing is done in a large variety of ways. For large care homes,…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsI advise the noble and right reverend Lord that those figures are published on the PHE website. I would be glad to send him an email with the link.09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsMy Lords, I am aware of the Abbott test. I spoke to Chris Scoggins from Abbott yesterday, and I pay tribute to innovators in this country, in America, and around the world for the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideThe noble Lord is entirely right to raise the issue of veterans, who have an incredible and alarmingly high rate of suicide, one that I regret enormously. We are working closely…08 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideThe noble Baroness is entirely right that self-harm is an alarming, distressing and rising phenomenon among young people. I welcome the report that she describes, and commit to…08 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideI remind the noble Lord that, in July 2018, the standard of proof used by coroners to determine whether a death was caused by suicide was lowered from criminal to civil. That has…08 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideYes, I am glad to provide that assurance.08 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideThe noble Baroness refers to recent statistics, which are, as she rightly points out, subject to change, as coroners’ investigations land on the desk at PHE. I reassure her that…08 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideMy Lords, one suicide is too many suicides. That is why we published a cross-government suicide prevention workplan in 2019, are investing £57 million in suicide prevention in the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideMy noble friend is entirely right to raise concerns about the role of social media in rising suicide rates among young people. We are doing an enormous amount to protect young…08 Sept 2020HANSARDSuicideThe noble and right reverend Lord is entirely right that suicide is an awful form of death. Each one is worth regret, but the numbers are more complicated than he suggests, as the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020It is a sad fact of life that the NHS is not immune to fraud. As noble Lords will be aware, this Government have backed the NHS with the biggest cash boost in its history—an extra…07 Sept 2020HANSARDNHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020.07 Sept 2020HANSARDNHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I thank noble Lords who contributed to this lively debate. I completely endorse the comments of several of them, including my noble friend Lord Naseby, who thanked the…07 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Baroness that local support, trust and collaboration between actors from all political parties are essential to fighting Covid…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, the noble Baroness is right that testing capacity is naturally prioritised to those areas with a major outbreak and that, when supply is constrained, some of the…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I thank both the noble Baronesses for extremely perceptive and thoughtful contributions and I will try to get through as much data as I possibly can. I completely and…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I completely hear the frustrations of the airport and airlines industries about testing, but I cannot hide from them the simple epidemiological facts. If someone arrives…03 Sept 2020