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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Nov 2020
Covid-19 Update

"My Lords, the Statement is very positive about the quickie lateral flow tests. It refers to the pilots in Stoke-on-Trent and Liverpool and the fact that mass testing will be carried out in 67 other authorities. However, the list does not appear to include Lancashire, which I thought was part …..."
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Written Question
Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital
Tuesday 20th October 2020

Asked by: Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated for the development of proposals for the replacement of Royal Preston Hospital and Lancaster Royal Infirmary; to which body has the money been allocated, and who will carry out the work; what are the terms of reference of the work, and to what extent may it take into consideration the sites and services in other parts of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trusts; whether they can include proposals for any services currently provided by other NHS Trusts including the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; and when they expect these proposals and options to be published.

Answered by Lord Bethell

The Health Infrastructure Plan set out this Government’s approach to long-term investment in the healthcare system to ensure both staff and patients continue to have access to world-class facilities. In line with this, the Department provided both the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust with £3.7 million each of seed funding to kick-start their schemes and to support both trusts in their development of plans for improving facilities for the staff and patients of their communities.

The two neighbouring trusts have been, and continue to, work in close collaboration to develop different options for how to proceed that represent the best outcome for the area as a whole. These plans are in the early stage of their development and when developed further, will be subject to public consultation as an integral part in developing the collective and cohesive strategy.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Oct 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

"My Lords, on Monday our local MP—I declare my local interests—told us all that we were in tier 2, so I signed up for this debate. Yesterday afternoon, we discovered that we might be going into tier 3 and everybody is arguing about it. What a shambles.

Whichever it is, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2020
Covid-19: Great Barrington Declaration

"My Lords, what we need is some stability. Yesterday, as picked up by the media overnight, Lancashire and the borough of Pendle—here I declare my interest—were put into tier 2, which was welcomed locally by people and businesses. We now hear of discussions that, by the end of the week, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) Regulations 2020

"My Lords, I support and underline everything that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, has just said. This is the latest set of local area statutory instruments that we seem to discuss on almost a daily basis. Yet again, they are out of date—it may be a little …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

"My Lords, it must be hard work for the Minister to have to come here, make speeches and deal with noble Lords all the time. Trying to do this particular one twice must be a nightmare—fortunately, he was rescued from that.

As far as public consent is concerned, masks are …..."
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Written Question
Test and Trace Support Payment
Thursday 8th October 2020

Asked by: Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the cost of the self-isolation payment scheme they estimate will be administration costs.

Answered by Lord Bethell

The Government will fully cover the payments to eligible applicants as well as the administration costs of the scheme. The total expenditure will depend on the incidence of COVID-19 over the coming months. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health and Social Care will be providing more information on the cost of the scheme as it is evaluated.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 Oct 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Collection of Contact Details etc and Related Requirements) Regulations 2020

"My Lords, I support everything that my noble friend Lady Barker said and declare my interest as a local councillor, in view of what I am going to say.

There are serious civil liberty issues here, serious data protection issues and, more to the point, serious issues about operational practicality, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Act 2020: Temporary Provisions

"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my old friend, the noble Lord, Lord Hain. Although the Companion tells us that we should not all pile in and congratulate the maiden speakers all the time, I nevertheless particularly want to welcome the two new speakers who hail from …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Act 2020: Temporary Provisions

"Thank you.

The country is dividing yet again into two tribes, just as we have been desperate to get over the division in the country over Brexit. A lot of people are frightened, hiding and confused. Great damage is being caused within families, as well as to their financial circumstances, …..."
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