Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 23 September 2020, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park.

Covid-19

Lords statement on the Government's response to the rising number of coronavirus cases.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 805 cc1207-1218
Session: 2019-21
Department: Lord Privy Seal
Procedure: Hybrid proceedings
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Smith of Basildon | 805 cc1049-1885 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I assume that noble Lords have read the Prime Minister’s Statement, given that in our n...; Lord Newby | 805 cc1885-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for agreeing to answer questions on the Prime Minister’...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 cc1886-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their comments and questions. I assure the nobl...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 805 c1887 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Baroness has not answered many of my questions on restrictions, schools, the ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1887 (Link to this contribution)
Sorry, I did have an answer on schools. Our advice for children is very clear: they should have a...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 805 c1887 (Link to this contribution)
We now come to the 30 minutes allocated for Back-Bench questions. Please keep questions and answe...; Lord Kakkar | 805 cc1887-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness for taking questions on the Prime Minister...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1889 (Link to this contribution)
I assure the noble Lord that the department is working extremely hard with the NHS to ensure an a...; Lord Robathan | 805 c1889 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, what matters most in this crisis is not the number of coronavirus infections but the de...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1889 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend has been very clear in his views on the actions being taken and I respect them. H...; Bishop of Rochester | 805 cc1889-1890 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am looking forward to my invitation to curry supper. More seriously, I think I speak ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1890 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right reverend Prelate. I am afraid I am not so on top of that detail as to be able t...; Baroness Walmsley | 805 c1890 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, is the noble Baroness aware that there has been a considerable rise in mental and emoti...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1890 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Baroness is right about how incredibly important it is that we get messaging right. We ...; Baroness Hayman | 805 cc1890-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, during the Statement yesterday the Prime Minister spoke of Parliament’s ability to
<...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1891 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry if the noble Baroness did not think I gave due weight to that response. As I have said...; Lord Polak | 805 c1891 (Link to this contribution)
Following the lead of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Rochester, I thank the Government ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1891 (Link to this contribution)
Businesses in England required to close due to local lockdowns or targeted restrictions can now r...; Lord Shipley | 805 cc1891-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Statement says the Government
“will provide the police … with the extra fundi...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1892 (Link to this contribution)
The police will have the option to draw on military support if they require it. This would follow...; Lord Patel | 805 c1892 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I was pleased to hear the Leader of the House mention an increase in testing to 500,000...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1050 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that the department will take soundings and work with as many experts as possible as we...; Lord Hayward | 805 c1050 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the announcement yesterday hit sport very hard at all levels—not just those levels that...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1050 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my noble friend. Like him and many others, I am extremely disappointed that we have had t...; Lord Craig of Radley | 805 c1050 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there is a well-supported view that, in or close to lockdown, the most elderly should b...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1893 (Link to this contribution)
I can certainly assure the noble and gallant Lord that such considerations are at the forefront o...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 805 c1893 (Link to this contribution)
The Statement drew attention to the fears of those who were on the shielding list and those who a...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1893 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Baroness will be aware that, in the announcement yesterday, the advice remains that the...; Lord Caine | 805 c1893 (Link to this contribution)
Following on from the comments of my noble friend Lord Hayward, my noble friend the Lord Privy Se...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1893 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my noble friend. As I said to my noble friend Lord Hayward, the Secretary of State is wor...; Baroness Watkins of Tavistock | 805 c1894 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for being here to speak to this Statement today. I want...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1894 (Link to this contribution)
Obviously, PPE was a significant issue earlier this year. Lots of lessons have been learned. The ...; Lord Cormack | 805 c1894 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, would it not be deeply unfortunate if the economic devastation that has already been ca...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1894 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend is absolutely right: ensuring that we protect jobs and support those in work has ...; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 805 c1894 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, the noble Lord, Lord Newby, and the right reverent Prel...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1895 (Link to this contribution)
I have made it clear that the military will not be rolling out but may be called upon to help wit...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1895 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement and for responding this afternoon. She will be a...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1895 (Link to this contribution)
Obviously, we continue to put out as much public messaging as possible, and we are looking at soc...; Baroness Altmann | 805 c1895 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register and apologise to the House for omitti...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 805 c1895 (Link to this contribution)
Certainly, the Prime Minister, the CMO and other advisers have been talking to their Swedish coun...; Baroness Garden of Frognal | 805 c1896 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, all supplementary questions have now been asked.
4.14 pm
Subjects: Clubs Business Closures Leisure Further education Enforcement Fines Disease control Funerals Remote working Police Protective clothing Opening hours Taxis Universities Schools Sports Retail trade Tourism Military aid Conference centres Coronavirus Hospitality industry Weddings
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