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HANSARDHealth 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 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 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 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSI thank my noble friend for making that very important point and for stressing that this should be seen not just as a gay disease but as a disease that heterosexual and other…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 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021Thank you. I appreciate it.30 Nov 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I start by thanking all noble Lords for their contributions to this important debate and for continuing to ask questions to hold us to account. The Coronavirus Act has been…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I apologise if I was not clearer before. I thank the noble Baroness for taking advantage of the opportunity to ask that question and finding the urge to do so irresistible. On…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021First, I apologise for missing that point earlier. Regarding the supply chain provision, an SI was laid under the draft affirmative procedure on 21 April 2021. It was debated and…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.30 Nov 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, the Coronavirus Act has been a central part of the Government’s response to Covid-19. It includes powers to bolster the health and social care workforce through the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the noble Lord for the point he just made. If he will allow me, I will take that back and try to get an answer for him.29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Lord raises an important point. I will double-check the details as I do not wish to mislead him or the House. Given that this is a fast-moving situation, in which the…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAll I can do is thank the noble Baroness for her question. I will have to double-check; as she will imagine, I do not have all the answers at the moment. Throughout the day, as I…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the noble Baroness for raising that important point. We have made the point that it is not over, but one thing that we have seen, sadly, with the uptake of the booster…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy noble friend will be aware of the constant debate that there has been in the public sphere about the effectiveness of masks, when they are effective and who is affected.…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs my noble friend will be aware, vaccination as a condition of deployment has been brought in for the social care sector. It will be brought in for the wider NHS, but there is a…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe noble Baroness makes a good point. Health issues are devolved to Northern Ireland, but I will double-check this point and write to her.29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe important thing for us is to make sure that PCR tests are available and that there is sufficient supply and capacity to deliver them. Frankly, as much as we want to make sure…29 Nov 2021