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HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeI completely agree with the noble Lord. My family tell happy tales of celebrating Her Majesty’s Silver Jubilee on the north side of the Tyne opposite the constituency which the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeThe noble Lord is absolutely right. The Statement is being made now to give people advance notice, so that they can get planning to make the most of a truly important occasion and…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeI am very happy to reassure my noble friend on that point. As my right honourable friend the Secretary of State said in the Statement, the Government are working with the Royal…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeThat is a very important aspect of Her Majesty’s reign. The Commonwealth Games give us an opportunity to reflect that, but as the noble Lord points out, the Commonwealth is so…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeThe noble Baroness is right, and of course the 54 nations of the Commonwealth will want to make their own plans to celebrate the jubilee in their own ways. The Foreign,…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeMy Lords, I thank my noble friend. She is right to say that walkways have been an important part of the Queen’s previous jubilee celebrations. Indeed, having walked around London…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeI agree wholeheartedly with everything that the right reverend Prelate has said, and indeed, he did so earlier in Prayers before the Sitting of your Lordships’ House. He is…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeThe Commonwealth Games will take place in July and August 2022 in Birmingham. It will be the biggest sporting event ever held in the city, featuring thousands of world-class…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeMy noble friend is right to point to the nearly half a million of Her Majesty’s subjects who received a medal on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee, following the example set by…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeMy Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their warm and enthusiastic welcome for the Statement and the announcement in it, and for the cross-party…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsWe have required universities to have plans in place which have been signed off by their local directors of public health. This has obviously involved liaison with local…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsMy Lords, part of our work is developing new testing technology. We have already started a series of pilots on lateral flow tests and are working with universities and the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsThe noble Earl is absolutely right to point to the problems that many students are facing in mental health and well-being. Student Space, with funding from the Office for…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsMy Lords, we are working closely with universities in line with the guidance that my honourable friend the Universities Minister has released. We are also working with the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsMy honourable friend also wrote this week to universities and to students about the plans for returning home for Christmas at the end of term. The noble Lord is absolutely right…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsOn 7 November, my honourable friend the Universities Minister wrote to the universities with details on the mass testing programme. We are working closely with the sector on that,…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsOn the first question put by the noble Baroness, I saw the occurrence at Manchester University, but that was a decision made by the university and was not encouraged in government…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsMy Lords, throughout the pandemic we have been working closely with universities to make sure that they have plans in place locally, shared with local directors of public health,…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsMy Lords, we have established walk-through testing sites and deployed mobile test sites so that almost all universities are within 1.5 miles of a testing site. This means that…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness, but we are struggling to hear her. Is it possible for her to speak closer to the microphone?11 Nov 2020