Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 12 May 2020, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park.

Covid-19: Strategy

Lords statement on the next steps in the battle against coronavirus and how to gradually rebuild the economy and reopen society.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 803 cc658-676
Session: 2019-21
Department: Lord Privy Seal
Procedure: Virtual proceedings
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Our Plan to Rebuild: the UK Government's COVID-19 recovery strategy
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Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons; Deposited Paper DEP2020-0243
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Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Henig | 803 c662 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Virtual Proceeding on the Statement made in the House of Commons yesterday on the C...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 803 cc662-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, having watched the Prime Minister’s recorded message on Sunday and his Statement to MPs...; Lord Newby | 803 cc664-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for taking questions on the Prime Mi...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 cc666-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their comments. Like them, I pay tribute to eve...; Lord Flight | 803 c668 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank and congratulate all who have been involved in containing the coronavirus crisi...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c668 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my noble friend for his question. More than 140,000 tests have been delivered to almost 4...; Baroness Primarolo | 803 c668 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I refer to my declared interests. I want to return to the question of safety in the wor...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c668 (Link to this contribution)
As I said in my answer to the previous question, it is absolutely right that nobody should be for...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 803 c669 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the muddled messages of the last 72 hours have left the nation uncertain and confused b...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c669 (Link to this contribution)
As I mentioned, I believe that we are being clear in our messaging and that the public understand...; Earl of Clancarty | 803 c669 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, how confident are the Government in reaching and maintaining from the end of this month...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c669 (Link to this contribution)
We are not at all complacent about the task ahead of us, but we reached 100,000 tests when we sai...; Bishop of Durham | 803 c669 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, language matters. Loose language and sloppy images hinder, rather than help. We need to...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c670 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right reverend Prelate for his comments; he is absolutely right. I assure him that me...; Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate | 803 c670 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the new lockdown rules are making the job of the police “almost impossible”. Those are ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c670 (Link to this contribution)
First, I pay tribute to the police for the fantastic work that they have done. I assure the noble...; Lord Cormack | 803 c670 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, what plans are there to give museums and galleries the opportunity to reopen in July? T...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c670 (Link to this contribution)
One of the many tragedies of the virus is that we are not able to enjoy the fantastic cultural li...; Lord Monks | 803 c671 (Link to this contribution)
After a few days of muddle and mixed messages, it is very welcome that the Government have acted ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c671 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Lord for mentioning and recognising the TUC’s comment that these guidelines are...; Lord Shipley | 803 c671 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall pursue a point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon. The Prime Mi...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c671 (Link to this contribution)
I hope I answered that question by talking about the role of the joint biosecurity centre, the ne...; Baroness Hollins | 803 c672 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in the new plan, how will the needs and best interests of individuals with protected ch...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c672 (Link to this contribution)
Of course we are absolutely cognisant of the real issues that many of the socially isolated are h...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 803 c672 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister is rightly charting a staged return to normality, in the interests of our econ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c672 (Link to this contribution)
There is good reason for the two-metre social distancing rules, because experimental and mathemat...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 803 c672 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, given that we now know that the low paid in manual jobs face a greater risk of dying fr...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c673 (Link to this contribution)
On the noble Lord’s first point, we are extremely concerned about the apparent disparities in how...; Lord Fox | 803 c673 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Prime Minister’s Statement announced an escalation in the level of fines. The debat...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c673 (Link to this contribution)
As I have said, the Home Office is working closely with the police on the guidance, and I am sure...; Baroness Hayman | 803 c673 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register. Yesterday, when answering ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c674 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I do agree. That is why we have, for instance, announced a £2 billion package to boost cycli...; Lord Sheikh | 803 c674 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I know three people who have contracted Covid-19, one of whom became seriously ill. For...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c674 (Link to this contribution)
I am very sorry to hear about the friends of my noble friend Lord Sheikh and I am glad to hear ab...; Baroness Blackstone | 803 c674 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State for Education has said that nothing can replace being in the classroom. Ca...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c674 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that, as with everything, I cannot give categorical promises or guarantees. Everythin...; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 803 c675 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this Statement launched the Government’s document, Our Plan to Rebuild. It says:
...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c675 (Link to this contribution)
If people have symptoms, they should of course self-isolate, along with their household. As we ha...; Lord Lansley | 803 c675 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there is limited evidence about the extent of transmission of the virus between childre...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c675 (Link to this contribution)
We will certainly look at international evidence. As countries come out of their lockdowns at dif...; Baroness Andrews | 803 c676 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, further to the question asked of the Leader of the House by my noble friend the Leader ...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 803 c676 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister has regular conversations with the devolved Administrations. As I said, the le...; Lord Rogan | 803 c676 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the time allocated for the Statement is now up. The day’s Virtual Proceedings are now c...
Subjects: Culture Cinemas Employment Leisure Enforcement Immigration controls Health and safety Fines Disease control Remote working Pre-school education Public transport Protective clothing Personal care services Quarantine Schools Retail trade Religious buildings Exercise Coronavirus Hospitality industry Social distancing
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Covid-19: Strategy

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