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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, Amendments 137 and 138 in this group are in my name. They have partly been answered by government Amendment 133, and I shall speak about all three. My amendments are…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the Minister most sincerely for her extensive response. I understand some of the points she made. I am also grateful that she is going to write to me and other noble Lords…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 42 and 63, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, to which I added my name and to which the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, the Minister referred to the large number of trials that are started in the United Kingdom. Can he say how many phase 3 trials have been started here? He also referred…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 38, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, to which I have added my name. I shall also speak to Amendment 39. I am grateful to the noble…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, before I start, I should point out that someone is typing with their microphone on, which interferes with the sound, so would they mind turning it off? The noble and…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, as I had four minutes to speak on Second Reading, it is inevitable that it will take me longer to speak to my amendments in Committee. I refer to Amendments 50, 67 and…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response and, to a degree, his assurance that he is at least prepared to look at ways to consolidate the legislation. I do not…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, it is generally accepted that the test, track and isolation policy is important for suppression of the virus. Despite the large volume of tests that we carry out, as the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 25 in the name of my noble friend Lord Clancarty, to which I have added my name. In Committee, an amendment in my name was moved by the noble Lord,…05 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support Amendment 51, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, to which I have added my name. I also look forward to the comments of my friends,…01 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to have added my name to this amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. The greatest risk identified for health and social care in the House of…30 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020: Temporary ProvisionsMy Lords, from the outset of the pandemic there has been a lack of transparency, openness and scrutiny of the policies in relation to pandemic management. This has been a pity. At…28 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I was pleased to hear the Leader of the House mention an increase in testing to 500,000; I hope that that includes a rapid turnaround time. My question is about the…23 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I want to pick up on what the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, said about the clarity of messages. Enough has been said about test, track and isolate, and I will not go…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Office for National Statistics records over 52,000 deaths of people whose death certificates have Covid-19 as a contributory cause. More than 42,000 of these deaths…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I am sorry that the Minister keeps having a hard time, but that is partly because he is having to defend the indefensible. I had a completely different question to ask,…10 Sept 2020HANSARDScience Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report)First, I thank the Minister. It is always possible to pick out negative comments in the response to the Minister at the end of a debate, but I shall try to be generous and not do…09 Sept 2020HANSARDScience Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my associations now and in the past with academic and professional organisations, all of which are in the register of interests. It is with great pleasure that…09 Sept 2020HANSARDScience Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Science research funding in universities (4th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 409).09 Sept 2020