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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021My noble friend raises an important point. We also have to clear about unintended consequences and the costs of what we have been doing. I read an interesting article from the…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021I apologise to noble Lords— I was looking forward to so many more contributions. I hope noble Lords will forgive me for enjoying the debate rather too much. I apologise to my…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021Sorry, was that offensive? I apologise for any offence caused to my noble friend. I just assumed that because I like teacakes, my noble friend also does. I will start with some of…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021The UK Health Security Agency continues to monitor the situation closely in partnership with scientific and public health organisations across the world. Covid-19 is not going…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021That the Regulations laid before the House on 29 November be approved. Relevant documents: 22nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Instrument not yet…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, in moving these regulations, I will also speak to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021. We…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021That the Regulations laid before the House on 29 November be approved. Relevant documents: 22nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Instrument not yet…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSI am afraid I do not have a specific figure for the noble Baroness, but the action plan sets out how we are going to increase access to and scale up HIV testing, by focusing on…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSI thank my noble friend for making that point. I am afraid that I do not have specific details on the older population, but I will make sure that I write to her.01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSIn tackling coronavirus and helping those who cannot access even a first dose of the vaccine while people in this country are now going for their third—even fourth—injection, it…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSOne of the best ways to help to vaccinate people across the world is through multilateral, bilateral and plurilateral partnerships. We will have donated 100 million coronavirus…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSI thank my noble friend for his question. I am pretty sure that the answer is yes.01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSI am sure that noble Lords understand the reasons for some of those cuts in terms of the pandemic and needing to redirect resources, but we are committed to continuing with…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSI thank the noble Lord for his question and pay tribute to his work during our many years together in the European Parliament, where he was probably one of the strongest champions…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSI am sure that all noble Lords would like to join the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, in celebrating the work of the NGOs. A lot of aid is government to government, which can sometimes…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSPerhaps I may start by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for his work as the ambassador for UNAIDS and for following this issue ever since the 1980s, when he was…01 Dec 2021HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesAll noble Lords have raised important points about the pressures on different parts of the system. In taking a systemic overall view, the Secretary of State is holding regular…01 Dec 2021HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesI thank the noble Lord for raising that point and making people aware of the challenges in Northern Ireland. As he will be aware, health is a devolved issue, but we are very much…01 Dec 2021HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. We are all aware of the difficulties in different parts of the system. We have invested £450 million to upgrade A&E facilities in…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSThe Government have made more money available for the funds, particularly in helping young girls and young ladies in different countries. At the same time, we must work out what…01 Dec 2021