Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
Covid-19 Update
"My Lords, will the Minister commit Her Majesty’s Government not only to an independent inquiry into their handling of Covid-19 but to a public inquiry? The Government need to look at the massive human cost of the pandemic as well as the financial one. Have the many billions of pounds …..."Lord Truscott - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Sep 2020
Anti-obesity Strategies
"My Lords, what action are Her Majesty’s Government taking to tackle eating disorders, especially among the young, whose mental health may have been severely impacted by the current Covid-19 pandemic?..."Lord Truscott - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Covid-19 Update
"My Lords, will the Minister confirm that Her Majesty’s Government will not let people die for ideological reasons? Are the Government prepared to buy a vaccine from any country, provided that it is safe and it works?..."Lord Truscott - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 30th July 2020
Asked by:
Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the per capita COVID-19 death rate in England relative to other countries; and what assessment they have made of analysis which indicates that England has one of the highest per capita COVID-19 death rates in the world.
Answered by Lord Bethell
To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions, this has been answered by an information factsheet Science of Covid-19 – note for the House of Lords which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Jul 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, while the local lockdown in Leicester was unfortunately necessary, I cannot escape the feeling that the Government are continually playing catch-up during this pandemic. How likely does the Minister see a second wave of the virus, and how prepared are Her Majesty’s Government for the resultant spikes in …..."Lord Truscott - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jul 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, when history judges Her Majesty’s Government’s response to this pandemic, I am sure that they will be roundly condemned for their slowness to realise the gravity of the situation. At times, the expert advice to government has been very poor. Does the Minister accept that there is growing …..."Lord Truscott - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2020
Covid-19
"My Lords, the fall in cases is welcome, but is it not becoming clearer that in aiming to create spare bed capacity in the NHS at the expense of the elderly, Her Majesty’s Government ended up putting saving the NHS ahead of saving lives? Another example of that is the …..."Lord Truscott - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2020
Covid-19: Test and Trace App
"Can the Minister tell the House how much this technical fiasco has cost taxpayers? If the Minister does not have the answer to hand, could he please put it in writing to noble Lords and place a copy in the Library?..."Lord Truscott - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 18th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there is any correlation between the COVID-19 death rate in the UK and spare bed capacity in the NHS.
Answered by Lord Bethell
The National Health Service’s response in ensuring that there has been sufficient capacity in place to manage COVID-19 demand has been exceptional. We ensured that we had as many beds available as possible to care for patients with severe respiratory problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NHS expanded its critical care capacity significantly to cope with the predicted demand from COVID-19 patients. This included an increase in critical care beds, ventilators and provision of oxygen.
All COVID-19 patients who were admitted received the urgent treatment that they needed.
Written Question
Thursday 18th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any relationship between spare bed capacity in the NHS and deaths from COVID-19 in care homes and the community.
Answered by Lord Bethell
To date, we have not undertaken an assessment of the relationship between spare bed capacity in the National Health Service and deaths from COVID-19 in care homes and the community. The safety of residents and staff is always a priority and patients should not be discharged unless it is clinically safe to do so.