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HANSARDDefibrillatorsAs the noble Baroness rightly says, it is important that we get these defibrillators out as widely as possible, including in sports grounds, for the reasons she mentioned. We are…15 Jun 2022HANSARDDefibrillatorsAll I can say is that I hope so. I will try to find out and commit to write to my noble friend.15 Jun 2022HANSARDDefibrillatorsIf noble Lords will excuse the pun, one of the heartening things in answering this is that, when I received briefing on this, it is really important and interesting how we are…15 Jun 2022HANSARDVaccinationsThe noble Lord is absolutely right; we have received advice on the flu vaccine and at the moment it is free to those aged 65 and over. The issue, frankly, is balancing resources.…15 Jun 2022HANSARDDefibrillatorsClearly, one thing is making sure the defibrillators are there and people know how to use them, but also, as the noble Lord rightly says, they should be educated in CPR and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDDefibrillatorsMy noble friend raises a very important point, in her usual assertive manner. The British Heart Foundation, in partnership with Resuscitation Council UK, the Association of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDVaccinationsHow we work together globally, learn from each other and co-operate are really important. One of the bits in my portfolio is international relations and, particularly,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDVaccinationsIndeed, this is a really important point: the essential issue must be trust. As politicians in Westminster or officials in Whitehall, we must all have enough humility to recognise…15 Jun 2022HANSARDVaccinationsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that question. She will know that we are investing in a number of different areas via NIHR and other research bodies. Those research bodies…15 Jun 2022HANSARDVaccinationsWe have seen high levels of Covid-19 vaccine uptake by being flexible and innovative in how we get vaccinations into patients’ arms and being supported by strong national and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDDefibrillatorsI thank my noble friend for his question. I know he has a long-term interest in this area. Of course I will go back to my department and talk about this. The important thing is…15 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteHad we bought the PPE when it was first suggested that we should be preparing, the initial purchase price would have been lower, probably about £2.4 billion, but there would have…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteThe noble Lord is absolutely right. If we think back to swine flu in 2009 and the pandemic preparedness for that, there were such suggestions at the time and in subsequent…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteThe noble Lord is absolutely right that we are paying storage costs, and over the last few months there has been a reduction in storage and the Government have been looking at…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteThe noble Baroness will recognise that I was not in post at the time, but I have been advised by officials in the department that they put feelers out to as many people as…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteI think we should look at the context of this £9 billion or £12 billion figure. We must remember that, at the time, market prices were inflated. We could not have bought the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteMy noble friend is absolutely right that there has been an elective backlog. In analysing the backlog across the system we have found that about 75% to 80% of those waiting are…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteWe have delivered over 19.8 billion items of PPE to keep front-line staff safe. Facing a dangerous virus, and against the background of no vaccine, as well as rising demand,…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteI am not aware of detailed proposals on that but I know that there are many British companies who sourced from abroad and others that tried to manufacture. If you look at the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteWe have to go back and remind ourselves of the situation in 2019 and 2020. We have to remember that, at the time, there was no vaccine and the whole market suddenly…14 Jun 2022