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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020I hope I am not cut off like that, my Lords. I certainly welcome the opportunity to debate these regulations, which show up the inadequacy of our procedures to scrutinise such…03 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and declare my interests as a member of the GMC board and as president of GS1, the barcoding organisation responsible for the Scan4Safety programme.…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister and refer him to the report of Sir David King and colleagues in Independent SAGE, who concluded that: “The situation in Leicester was both…29 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, it is clearly good to hear that the relationship with local government is on a good level, as the Minister has said. However, why is it that directors of public health…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I know we are working under difficult circumstances, but to have one minute to debate these important regulations does not do them justice. We need more time to consider…24 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, as noble Lords have mentioned the medical profession, I declare my interest as a member of the GMC board. I reflect on the irony that, as we seem to be curtailing the…22 Jul 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Legislation: Human RightsMy Lords, when the Minister comes back at Third Reading on the telecommunications Bill with an amendment, will she bear in mind that although the Government have taken action to…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I very much welcome the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I stress its cross-party nature and the support that it has from all around the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Coronavirus Vaccine ProgrammeMy Lords, the Minister has been keen to acknowledge the benefit of international collaboration. If a number of vaccines are successfully produced, one of the great challenges we…13 Jul 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I fully support this amendment and am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and his colleagues for pursuing it so strongly. My particular interest is in stopping the…29 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, we are once again in the unsatisfactory situation of debating regulations that are already in place and, following the Prime Minister’s announcement early this week, now…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test and Trace AppMy Lords, the SAGE minutes of 1 May indicate that 80% of contacts should be isolated within 48 hours of the original case becoming ill. The SAGE meeting on 19 May included the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, another manifesto promise was for “a long-term solution for social care”, but we have been here before. Last July the Prime Minister, standing on the steps of Downing…16 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, debating these regulations, which came into effect on 13 May, does seem a little academic because further easements have already been brought in, with more on the way,…15 Jun 2020HANSARDExercise CygnusTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they took following Exercise Cygnus to prepare the United Kingdom for responding to a major pandemic.09 Jun 2020HANSARDExercise CygnusMy Lords, if the Minister is so confident that the lessons from Exercise Cygnus informed the UK’s preparedness, why was the care sector so neglected? To deal with the surge of NHS…09 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, the care sector has never been more in the eye of the storm than during the Covid-19 pandemic. I pay tribute to all in the sector for the care they have given to so many…08 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank all noble Lords, and the Minister for his considered response. The debate has shown the very serious situation facing many of our care homes. I heard what the…08 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That this House regrets the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Businesses and the Private SectorMy Lords, in parallel to the magnificent efforts of the NHS and other parts of the public sector, we have seen a fantastic response from the private sector but, disappointingly,…21 May 2020