Covid-19 Update

Lord Wood of Anfield Excerpts

Wednesday 1st July 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord Bethell]

The noble Lord overstates his case a bit—it is 28% of Britons who are obese—but his point is very well made. We have undoubtedly been challenged as a nation because too many of us are overweight, and I say this with a degree of personal humility. As I said in my previous answer, there is a significant opportunity for this country to regard Covid as a massive warning shot and a potential inflection point where we address overeating and, as a nation, embrace the opportunity to get fit and lose some weight.

[Lord Wood of Anfield (Lab) [V]]

My Lords, on Monday the Mayor of Leicester said:

“It was only last Thursday that we finally got some of the data we need but we’re still not getting all of it.”


Is he mistaken, Minister?

[Lord Bethell]

Yes, the mayor is mistaken. He has been presented with all the data that we had. He has sat down with public health officials and been through that data, which has been re-presented to him on several occasions. I am pleased to say that he has finally come round to the lockdown measures that we have recommended.