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Debates during the 2019 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(6 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(661 words contributed)
(580 words contributed)
(579 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Murphy, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Baroness Murphy has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Baroness Murphy has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)Keeping people safe throughout this period is the Government’s top priority. We have been working closely with the sector and public health experts to put in place guidance and support for adult social care and we will continue to ensure they have what they need to respond.
Due to evidence of asymptomatic spread, during periods of sustained transmission we recommend that all residents being discharged from hospital or interim care facilities to the care home and new residents admitted from the community should be isolated for 14 days within their own room.
The steps we have taken have been designed with care users in mind, to ensure that individuals are treated with dignity and respect and that their particular needs are addressed.
We know that the measures put in place to protect care home residents can be challenging for residents, staff and their families. We always seek to balance the impact that these measures may have, considering the physical and mental wellbeing of individuals alongside risks around transmission and the need to safeguard those living and working in care homes.
To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions this has been answered by an information factsheet Testing – note for House of Lords which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library.