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HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, on 11 February, SAGE advised that the reasonable worst-case scenario for the coronavirus pandemic should continue to reflect influenza planning assumptions. In the light…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, I cannot answer on focus groups; the focus group I care about is Parliament and responding to it. The advice from SPI-M-O on public gatherings was actually rather more…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceI strongly agree with my noble friend, who has great experience as a Minister and a distinguished career. Of course, responsibility ultimately lies with Ministers for taking…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, with the greatest respect, I am answering a Question about the SAGE meeting on 11 February. If Members wish to ask questions about further stages, I will have to reply…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, my noble friend makes a very valuable suggestion. I will make sure that it is drawn to the attention of my colleagues progressing this matter.17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, the SAGE meeting on 11 February certainly asked the Foreign Office to secure information from heads of mission around the world. The Government are committed to…17 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, the coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented crisis. The Government have rightly focused on providing stability and support to the people, families and organisations…16 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, I can add little to the previous answers I gave to the noble Baroness, Lady Uddin, and my noble friend Lady Eaton. Of course, the Government attach the highest…16 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, I regret to say to my noble friend what I have said to other Members: I cannot answer that specifically. The Government are still considering these matters but, as with…16 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, I know that that is a long-time aspiration of the noble Lord’s party but I cannot add further to what I have said about composition, focus and scope.16 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, I have the privilege of coming to this Chamber to hear the views of Members from all sides of the House; I do that, of course. We will continue to promote the United…16 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, my noble friend has great and direct experience of this issue. Obviously, the Government will look closely at the outcome of that judgment. I regret that, as far as the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, I regret that I cannot add anything to my answer to the noble Lord, Lord Kilclooney. I am not in a position to advise the House at this stage on the composition and…16 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, I strongly disagree with the noble Baroness in her view that the people of this country distrust our governance and the Government. I remind her that the British people…16 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, I had the pleasure of sitting on the Back Benches behind the noble Lord when he was on the Front Bench, and he will know that that is a matter for the usual channels to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, my noble friend recognises that we are living through un unprecedented crisis at the moment but, as he will well know, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has said that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, on social care, the noble Lord himself has a long and distinguished record as a health Minister. He will know that discussions about and consideration of this vital…16 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, the noble Baroness makes powerful points. The Government campaigned on commitments to tackle prejudice, racism and discrimination of all sorts and to improve the quality…16 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, I regret that the timetable of some government action has obviously been interfered with by the Covid emergency, but I think all noble Lords will agree that there is a…16 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, the Government intend to be and are a Government for all people and respect every person in this country, not only the many who—as my noble friend rightly said—voted for…16 Jun 2020