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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Statement says nothing about antibody testing. On 6 October, the noble Lord announced the £75 million single-source purchase of antibody test kits from Abingdon Health.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Statement says nothing about antibody testing. On 6 October, the noble Lord announced the £75 million single-source purchase of antibody test kits from Abingdon Health.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, what specific arrangements have the Government put in place at our borders to ensure that the vaccine can pass speedily, without hindrance, from Belgium after 31…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceMy Lords, Kate Bingham asked for Admiral Associates to be brought in. Angus Collingwood- Cameron, the director of Admiral Associates, is also a director of Dominic Cummings’…10 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, in September 500 people were in hospital with Covid-related symptoms. Today, as we speak, the figure is nearly 11,000. If the Government had taken the advice of SAGE at…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Mass Testing ProgrammeMy Lords, the Minister seems to say that there is nothing to see here, whereas some of us think that there is a whiff of uncertainty and of some things being not quite right.…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Christmas Breaches of RestrictionsMy Lords, on average over 15 million journeys take place over the Christmas week, as people head back to their families. If, as the Prime Minister has indicated, after 2 December…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Christmas Breaches of RestrictionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner on 28 October that the police will investigate…03 Nov 2020HANSARDBlood Safety and Quality (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I too thank the Minister for presenting the statutory instruments. I will speak in particular to the blood safety and quality regulations. These are clearly very important and, as…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Servants: Public ProcurementMy Lords, the Good Law Project has today published official government procurement documents which show that VIPs and Cabinet Office contacts have been awarded lucrative contracts…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Intensive Care TreatmentMy Lords, in April NHS England issued the Reference Guide for Emergency Medicine . Non-conveyance guidelines for ambulance services stated that any care home resident should not…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test ResultsMy Lords, this morning I spoke to Allan Wilson, the president of the Institute of Biomedical Science, which represents 20,000 professional lab staff. He wrote to the department in…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test ResultsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what immediate changes they are making to improve the speed of test results for COVID-19.27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: South YorkshireMy Lords, I declare my interests as a resident of Sheffield and, knowing the area well, as a former leader of Sheffield City Council. I note that I will not be the only former…22 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020I, too, pay tribute from these Benches to the Minister’s work ethic in coming forward with these continuous regulations. I want to hit on that—and no one else in the debate so far…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesMy Lords, despite what the Minister says, this memorandum of understanding has undermined some people’s trust in test and trace. The best way to deal with that is to shed the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020My Lords, the 10 pm curfew is a bit like the captain of the “Titanic” using a hairdryer to try to melt the iceberg he is hurtling towards: the impact is marginal and it will not…20 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Bradshaw pointed out that on the wider regional network the average speed is 30 mph, which is not competitive for freight and businesses, and not…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, it did not have to be like this. When historians look back at this period, they will point to one of the biggest strategic mistakes in getting the balance right between…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, the Government can now do independent trade deals, but as we know, some countries have capital punishment for LGBT people. What approach will the Government take to…12 Oct 2020