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HANSARDCovid-19: NHS ApplicationMy Lords, I wish the Minister a happy birthday. So far, £35 million has been spent on the development and testing of the app, which is approximately £15 million more than any…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TrackingMy Lords, it is welcome that the Government have finally decided to move to a decentralised system. Apart from the number of downloads, what success criteria that can be…30 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TrackingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of Exposure Notifications Express in mobile telephone operating systems for the tracking of COVID-19.30 Sept 2020HANSARDAsylum SystemMy Lords, if the asylum system is not institutionally homophobic and transphobic, what explanation can the Minister offer as to why the latest Home Office figures show that, yet…28 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020: Temporary ProvisionsMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, because no matter how controversial I think I am going to be, I realise I am not going to be as…28 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. The Government need to understand that these regulations are working only in a very…18 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, we know that the Minister is an avid listener of Radio 4’s “More or Less.” In today’s episode, Professor Alastair Grant of the University of East Anglia pointed out that…16 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Secure MarshalsMy Lords, for the first time since the 1300s, mingling is an offence under English law. The Home Secretary confirmed today that, if two families of four saw each other on the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Secure MarshalsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how many COVID-19 Secure Marshals they plan to have in place by 1 October.15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, these Benches welcome anything from the Government that is based on rational evidence and can prove to be effective in this public health crisis to keep people safe and…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsMy Lords, on a day when the Prime Minister will order us not to meet in large groups of more than six, why have the Government agreed to support 3,600 people congregating at…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Levelling-up AgendaPoor areas exist not because they have large numbers of poor people but because they have limited opportunities for people to skill up and get good paid jobs, so how can…08 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, I bring to the attention of the House my registered interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. These regulations were too little, too late and…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Self-isolation Payment SchemeMy Lords, what is the difference in the Government agreeing to pay only certain low-paid people £13 a day to do their civic duty to stop the spread of a deadly virus, but up to…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020I refer to my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. These regulations, made at speed, playing catch-up and at odds with government guidance, have…29 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandMy Lords, what evidence does the Minister have from international comparators to prove that outcomes from devolution in England will be improved by moving to single-tier local…28 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrainMy Lords, Bahrain has seen a 1,250% increase in the use of the death penalty since 2017, with 10 political prisoners facing imminent execution. Given the clearly documented…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Infection RateMy Lords, will the Minister say what publicly available epidemiological criteria the Government are using to decide on area-based local lockdowns and when to lift them?06 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, we play a game of illusion—a pretence that these regulations that put restrictions on citizens and keep parts of the economy closed are enacted with the agreement of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test and Trace AppAll avenues to reduce the transmission of coronavirus have to be seriously explored, so what was to be gained by NHSX and the UK Government refusing over a period of months…22 Jun 2020