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Division Votes
22 Mar 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 160 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 190 Noes - 175
22 Mar 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 148 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 155
22 Mar 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 155 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 166
22 Mar 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 146 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 181 Noes - 157
24 Mar 2022 - Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 144
24 Mar 2022 - Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 125 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 138
24 Mar 2022 - Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 122 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 96 Noes - 126
24 Mar 2022 - Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 132
24 Mar 2022 - Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 122 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 125
29 Mar 2022 - Building Safety Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 110 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 94 Noes - 117
29 Mar 2022 - Building Safety Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 151
31 Mar 2022 - Judicial Review and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 111 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 136 Noes - 112
31 Mar 2022 - Judicial Review and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 128 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2022 - Judicial Review and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 127 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 134
31 Mar 2022 - Judicial Review and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 123 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 146 Noes - 132
31 Mar 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 135 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 151
25 Apr 2022 - Elections Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 197 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 209
25 Apr 2022 - Elections Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 192 Conservative No votes vs 10 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 199
25 Apr 2022 - Elections Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 206 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 220
26 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 206 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 227 Noes - 219
26 Apr 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 164 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 169
26 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 205 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 222
26 Apr 2022 - Building Safety Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 197 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 209
26 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 202 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 220 Noes - 219
26 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 202 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 221
26 Apr 2022 - Health and Care Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 189 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 196
26 Apr 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 166 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 171
26 Apr 2022 - Health and Care Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 195 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 204
26 Apr 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 175 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 180
26 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 203 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 219
26 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 206 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 225
26 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 202 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 112 Noes - 224
27 Apr 2022 - Judicial Review and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 208 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 229
27 Apr 2022 - Elections Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 194 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 181 Noes - 202
27 Apr 2022 - Elections Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 195 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 208
27 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bethell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 199 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 157 Noes - 212

Speeches
Lord Bethell speeches from: Building Safety Bill Lord Bethell contributed 1 speech (342 words) Lords Hansard - Part 1 Tuesday 29th March 2022 - Lords Chamber Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Lord Bethell speeches from: NHS: Pre-pandemic Facility Levels Lord Bethell contributed 1 speech (43 words) Tuesday 29th March 2022 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care

Lord Bethell mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Queen’s Speech 88 speeches (38,519 words) Tuesday 17th May 2022 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Lord Naseby (CON - Life peer) homes over the last four weeks”.I received quite a long Answer from the then Minister, the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech
UK Diagnostics Industry and Covid-19 Recovery 17 speeches (5,986 words) Tuesday 10th May 2022 - Commons Chamber Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Mentions: 1: Neale Hanvey (Alba - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) substantial sums of money on the back of the UK Government’s promises and announcements on Twitter by Lord - Link to Speech 2: Neale Hanvey (Alba - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) It is a really important point.Further back, on 8 April 2020, another tweet from Lord Bethell read:“We - Link to Speech
Queen’s Speech 12 speeches (9,214 words) Tuesday 10th May 2022 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (CON - Life peer) I put on record my thanks to those who have stepped down over the last 12 months: my noble friends Lord - Link to Speech
Nationality and Borders Bill 93 speeches (18,848 words) Consideration of Commons amendments Tuesday 26th April 2022 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (LAB - Life peer) Earlier, the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, in this House, emphasised that, on basic Conservative principles - Link to Speech
Ockenden Report 15 speeches (7,699 words) Wednesday 30th March 2022 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Walmsley (LDEM - Life peer) direction.In the debate on the interim report in your Lordships’ House on 14 December 2020, the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech
Building Safety Bill 65 speeches (19,123 words) Lords Hansard - Part 1 Tuesday 29th March 2022 - Lords Chamber Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Lord Crisp (CB - Life peer) However, I am delighted that the noble Lords, Lord Bethell and Lord Stunell, are here and I thank them - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB - Life peer) The plea that we heard from the noble Lords, Lord Crisp and Lord Bethell, to integrate these factors - Link to Speech 3: None I undertake to meet him and other interested parties, including my noble friend Lord Bethell, and to - Link to Speech
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 53 speeches (15,833 words) Lords Hansard - Part 1 Tuesday 22nd March 2022 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: None The then Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, pointed out that the FSA constituted the National Food - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 18th May 2022 Written Evidence - Transparency International UK GCL0001 - Government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd Government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd - Public Accounts Committee Found: discussing the particulars of testing.Official transparency records show that Owen Paterson, Randox and Lord
Wednesday 18th May 2022 Oral Evidence - 2022-05-18 13:30:00+01:00 Government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd - Public Accounts Committee Found: Was it Lord Bethell ? Shona Dunn: The communication was to Lord Bethell .
Friday 13th May 2022 Written Evidence - Japanese Pharmaceutical Group STS0007 - Delivering a UK science and technology strategy Delivering a UK science and technology strategy - Science and Technology Committee (Lords) Found: JPG collaborated with OLS and DIT on a UK-Japan Life Sciences Roundtable, hosted by Sir John Bell and Lord
Tuesday 15th March 2022 Written Evidence - Action against Medical Accidents NLR0075 - NHS litigation reform NHS litigation reform - Health and Social Care Committee Found: for however long they spend on a case, win or lose.2 House of Lords written answer, 6th August 2020, Lord
Friday 3rd December 2021 Inquiry Publications - Report - Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society Risk Assessment and Risk Planning - Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee Found: Commitments 63 Department of Health and Social Care, ‚Letter from Lord Bethell to Dr Jenny Harries,
Tuesday 2nd November 2021 Written Evidence - Action against Medical Accidents NLR0021 - NHS litigation reform NHS litigation reform - Health and Social Care Committee Found: Dwyer and Peter Walsh: 19th October 2021 References:i House of Lords written answer, 6th August 2020, Lord
Friday 24th September 2021 Inquiry Publications - Fourth Report - Covid-19 and the criminal law Covid-19 and the criminal law - Justice Committee Found: On 27 April 2021, Lord Bethell, the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health
Tuesday 14th September 2021 Correspondence - Update letter from Edward Argar MP, Minister of State for Health, concerning his department's response to written parliamentary questions, dated 6 August 2021 Written parliamentary questions - Procedure Committee Found: 1 , 140 Nadine Dorries 383 Helen Whately 377 Ed Argar 317 Nadhim Zahawi 238 Lord
Thursday 22nd July 2021 Oral Evidence - 20 July 2021 General Practice Data for Planning and Research - Health and Social Care Committee Found: Lord Bethell?
Wednesday 14th July 2021 Oral Evidence - Nigel Huddleston MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Sport and Tourism at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP (Minister of State, Minister for School Standards at Department for Education), and Jo Churchill MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care at Department for Health and Social Care) Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Education, and Department for Health and Social Care National Plan for Sport and Recreation - National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee Found: Lord Bethell mentioned yesterday that the office will work through local authorities.
Tuesday 13th July 2021 Correspondence - Letter from the Department for Health and Social Care relating to Brian tumour and childhood cancer research Brain tumour and childhood cancer research - Petitions Committee Found: From the Lord Bethell Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation (Lords )
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chairs of the Science and Technology Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee to Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health re asymptomatic transmission Coronavirus: lessons learnt - Science and Technology Committee Found: From the Lord
Tuesday 22nd June 2021 Inquiry Publications - First Report - Direct-to-consumer genomic testing Commercial genomics - Science and Technology Committee Found: Bethell.
Thursday 17th June 2021 Inquiry Publications - First report - In the room: the UK’s role in multilateral diplomacy The UK’s role in strengthening multilateral organisations - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: UK™s commitment see letter to the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee from Lord
Tuesday 15th June 2021 Correspondence - Letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care relating to Brain tumour and childhood cancer research Brain tumour and childhood cancer research - Petitions Committee Found: Email petitionscommittee @parliament.uk Website www.parliament.uk/petitions - committee The Lord
Tuesday 15th June 2021 Correspondence - Letter to the Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) relating to Brain tumour and childhood cancer research Brain tumour and childhood cancer research - Petitions Committee Found: The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Bethell, also indicated that he believed that early
Thursday 10th June 2021 Inquiry Publications - 3rd Report - COVID-19 and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers Constitutional implications of COVID‑19 - Constitution Committee Found: On 25 March 2021 Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department of Health and Social
Wednesday 9th June 2021 Correspondence - Letter from the Department of Health and Social Care on decisions about red list countries, dated 7 June 2021 Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Home Affairs Committee Found: From the Lord Bethell Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation (Lords )
Tuesday 8th June 2021 Inquiry Publications - Second Report - Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care - Health and Social Care Committee Found: On 14 January 2021, Lord Bethell, Minister for Innovation in the Department for Health and Social Care
Tuesday 1st June 2021 Oral Evidence - Ian Walker (Executive Director of Policy, Information and Communications at Cancer Research UK), Sue Farrington Smith (Chief Executive at Brain Tumour Research), Richard Gilbertson (Chair at Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission), and Chris Jones (Professor of Childhood Brain Tumour Biology at Institute of Cancer Research) Cancer Research UK, Brain Tumour Research, Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission, and Institute of Cancer Research Brain tumour and childhood cancer research - Petitions Committee Found: We have had great support from James O™Shaughnessy previously and then Lord Bethell™s office in bringing
Tuesday 1st June 2021 Oral Evidence - Lord Bethell (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department of Health and Social Care), Helen Campbell (Portfolio Manager at Department of Health and Social Care), and Mike Batley (Deputy Director of Research Programmes at Department of Health and Social Care) Department of Health and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care, and Department of Health and Social Care Brain tumour and childhood cancer research - Petitions Committee Found: Health and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care, and Department of Health and Social Care Lord
Friday 21st May 2021 Written Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care BCCR0003 - Brain tumour and childhood cancer research Brain tumour and childhood cancer research - Petitions Committee Found: From the Lord Bethell Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation (Lords ) 39 Victoria
Friday 30th April 2021 Oral Evidence - 27 April 2021 Covid-19 and the criminal law - Justice Committee Found: Lord Bethell: I can start and then maybe hand over to colleagues.
Thursday 15th April 2021 Written Evidence - Office for Life Sciences INS0059 - Post-pandemic economic growth: Industrial Strategy Post-pandemic economic growth: Industrial Strategy - Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Found: Life Science strategy and deliverables are divided between the two Parliamentary Under Secretaries, Lord
Tuesday 9th February 2021 Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP (HM Paymaster General, Cabinet Office), James Bowler CB (Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office, leading the COVID Taskforce), Helen Whately MP (Minister of State for Social Care at the Department of Health and Social Care), and Clara Swinson (Director General for Global Health at the Department of Health and Social Care) Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, James Bowler CB, Helen Whately MP, and Clara Swinson Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19 - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Found: Clara may have more information about that or , alternatively , I will have to find out from Lord Bethell
Friday 5th February 2021 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon. Matt Hancock MP (4 February 2021) Social care funding in England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: pre - empt the outcome of any cross - party talks the report last week in the House of Lords, Lord
Friday 15th January 2021 Oral Evidence - Lord True, and Lord Bethell Lord True, and Lord Bethell Constitutional implications of COVID‑19 - Constitution Committee Found: Lord True, and Lord Bethell Lord True, and Lord Bethell Oral Evidence
Friday 8th January 2021 Inquiry Publications - First Report - The UK response to covid-19: use of scientific advice UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks - Science and Technology Committee Found: COVID-19 App, NHS Test and Trace; Dr Susan Hopkins , Chief Medical Advisor, NHS Test and Trace; Lord
Monday 14th December 2020 Inquiry Publications - 3rd Report - Employment and COVID-19: time for a new deal Employment and COVID-19 - Economic Affairs Committee Found: On 28 October 2020 Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Health
Wednesday 9th December 2020 Government Response - Fifth Special Report - Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Government’s handling of Covid-19: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2019–21 Responding to Covid-19 and the Coronavirus Act 2020 - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Found: Appendix: Government Response Letter from Lord Bethell, dated 3 December 2020 Over and above the Department
Tuesday 1st December 2020 Oral Evidence - 30 November 2020 Public Accounts Committee Found: Her parliamentary pass is sponsored by Lord Bethell.
Thursday 26th November 2020 Oral Evidence - Professor Devi Sridhar (Professor of Global Public Health at University of Edinburgh), Alex Thomas (Programme Director at Institute for Government), Matt Hancock (Secretary of State at Department for Health and Social Care), Dr Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England at Department for Health and Social Care), and Clara Swinson (Director General for Global and Public Health at Department for Health and Social Care) University of Edinburgh, Institute for Government, Department for Health and Social Care, Department for Health and Social Care, and Department for Health and Social Care Coronavirus: lessons learnt - Science and Technology Committee Found: Your Minister, Lord Bethell, said that lots of contracts had been given by informal arrangements.
Wednesday 25th November 2020 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation, Department of Health and Social Care, and Wendy Morton MP, Minister for the European Neighbourhood and the Americas, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on the World Health Organisation dated 29 October 2020 World Health Organisation - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Letter from Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation, Department of Health
Friday 23rd October 2020 Oral Evidence - Dr Max Roser (Director at Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development), Professor David Heymann (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Professor Mark Woolhouse OBE (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University of Edinburgh), Professor John Edmunds OBE (Professor at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Sir Ian Diamond (National Statistician at Office of National Statistics), Professor Axel Gandy (Chair in Statistics at Imperial College London), and Dr Clare Gardiner (Director at Joint Biosecurity Centre) Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Office of National Statistics, Imperial College London, and Joint Biosecurity Centre Coronavirus: lessons learnt - Science and Technology Committee Found: Also, when we had Baroness Harding and Lord Bethell in front of us to talk about Test and Trace, we did
Thursday 8th October 2020 Oral Evidence - 17 September 2020 Public Accounts Committee Found: Q29 Chair: In June, the Minister Lord Bethell said £11.8 million.
Tuesday 29th September 2020 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair to Lord Bethell regarding follow up evidence UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks - Science and Technology Committee Found: Correspondence from the Chair to Lord Bethell regarding follow up evidence HC 136 Correspondence
Thursday 24th September 2020 Written Evidence - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh DEL0344 - Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond - Health and Social Care Committee Found: R-number was calculated separately for transmission in the community, in hospitals and in care homes.4 Lord
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 Oral Evidence - Professor Carl Heneghan (Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine & Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at University of Oxford), Professor Sylvia Richardson (Director, MRC Biostatistics Unit at Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge), Dr Thomas Waite (Director, Health Protection at Joint Biosecurity Centre), Dr Susan Hopkins (Chief Medical Advisor at NHS Test and Trace), Simon Thompson (Managing Director of the NHS COVID-19 App at NHS Test and Trace), Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Interim Executive Chair at National Institute for Health Protection), and Lord Bethell (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Health and Social Care) University of Oxford, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Joint Biosecurity Centre, NHS Test and Trace, NHS Test and Trace, National Institute for Health Protection, and Department for Health and Social Care UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks - Science and Technology Committee Found: Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Interim Executive Chair at National Institute for Health Protection), and Lord
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 Written Evidence - Mr Luke John Davies DEL0342 - Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond - Health and Social Care Committee Found: R-number was calculated separately for transmission in the community, in hospitals and in care homes.4 Lord
Wednesday 5th August 2020 Written Evidence - The Law Society of England and Wales CVD0028 - Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services - Women and Equalities Committee Found: On 24 March 2020, Health Minister Lord Bethell said19:ﬁWe recognise that we have to strike a careful
Friday 24th July 2020 Oral Evidence - Matt Hancock (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care at Department for Health and Social Care), and Sir Chris Wormald (Permanent Secretary at Department for Health and Social Care) Department for Health and Social Care, and Department for Health and Social Care UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks - Science and Technology Committee Found: Lord Bethell was loyal all the way through, not least because I had given him responsibility for helping
Wednesday 22nd July 2020 Written Evidence - Department for Health and Social Care COG0009 - Commercial genomics Commercial genomics - Science and Technology Committee Found: Written Evidence Submitted by Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation (Lords
Thursday 9th July 2020 Oral Evidence - Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Chair at NHS Improvement), and Simon Thompson (Managing Director of the NHS COVID-19 App, NHS Test and Trace at Department of Health and Social Care) NHS Improvement, and Department of Health and Social Care The science of COVID-19 - Science and Technology Committee (Lords) Found: accept that you are not going to tell us, even optimistically, when that will happen, but we also heard Lord
Thursday 25th June 2020 Inquiry Publications - Correspondence from Lord Bethell, Minister for Innovation, Department for Health and Social Care, to the Chair, regarding test and trace UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks - Science and Technology Committee Found: Correspondence from Lord Bethell, Minister for Innovation, Department for Health and Social Care, to
Monday 22nd June 2020 Oral Evidence - 18 June 2020 Unfettered Access: Northern Ireland and customs arrangements after Brexit - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: Brandon Lewis: Yes, the Department of Health, Lord Bethell himself, has been engaging on this issue,
Monday 22nd June 2020 Oral Evidence - Dr Tara Clancy (Council Member at Nuffield Council on Bioethics), Graeme Tunbridge (Director of Devices at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency), Lord Bethell (Minister for Innovation at Department of Health and Social Care), and Professor Sir Mark Caulfield (Chief Scientist at Genomics England) Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Department of Health and Social Care, and Genomics England Commercial genomics - Science and Technology Committee Found: Bioethics), Graeme Tunbridge (Director of Devices at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency), Lord
Friday 19th June 2020 Inquiry Publications - Correspondence from the Chair to Lord Bethell, Minister for Innovation, Department for Health and Social Care, regarding test and trace UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks - Science and Technology Committee Found: Correspondence from the Chair to Lord Bethell, Minister for Innovation, Department for Health and Social
Tuesday 17th March 2020 Oral Evidence - Association of British Pharmaceuticals Industry, Jim Mellon (Chairman at Juvenescence), British Pharmacological Society, and University of Liverpool, and Academy of Medical Sciences, and MSD Association of British Pharmaceuticals Industry, Juvenescence, British Pharmacological Society, and Academy of Medical Sciences Ageing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living - Science and Technology Committee (Lords) Found: It was great to see Lord Bethell announced as Life Sciences Minister today; that is a key role for bringing

Written Answers
Lord Bethell: Abingdon Health Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Thursday 28th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the (1) WhatsApp, and (2) text, messages that Lord Bethell (a) received, and (b) sent, in relation to Abingdon Health from any individual, from his private mobile telephone while a Minister, how many did officials from the Department of Health and Social Care (i) see, and (ii) record. Answered by Lord Kamall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Department of Health and Social Care: Randox Laboratories Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) Wednesday 27th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Question 72393 and with reference to the phone call between the then health minister, Lord Bethell, and the former Rt. Hon Member for North Shropshire and Randox on 9 April 2020, whether his Department holds any documents relating to (a) the discussions at that meeting and (b) progress on the action points for the Secretary of State and No.10 listed in the redacted copy of the Ministerial briefing note provided in advance of the discussion; and if he will make a statement. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner MP) on 1 February 2022 to Question 81967. The Department does not hold information on progress against the action points.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne) Wednesday 27th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish minutes or records of the meeting on 18 March 2020 between the then Minister for Life Sciences, Randox and relevant suppliers. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department holds a record of the meeting on 18 March 2020 between the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell), Government officials and relevant suppliers, including Randox. A copy of the minute is attached, which has been redacted to remove personal information.
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne) Wednesday 27th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 145885 tabled by the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne on 23 March 2022. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department holds a record of the meeting on 18 March 2020 between the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell), Government officials and relevant suppliers, including Randox. A copy of the minute is attached, which has been redacted to remove personal information.
Lord Bethall: Abingdon Health Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Monday 25th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department of Health and Social Care maintains records of any Government business conducted from Ministers' personal phones; whether any such records were kept of communications between Lord Bethell and Abingdon Health during his term as a Government Minister; and what were the dates of any such messages registered. Answered by Lord Kamall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department has conducted a search of communication records and found no record of WhatsApp or text messages between the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell) and any employee of Abingdon Health. Nor has the Department found any record of officials having sight of any such messages. The Department’s engagement with Abingdon Health was led by officials and these communications have been retained.
Lord Bethall: Abingdon Health Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Monday 25th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the (1) WhatsApp, and (2) text, messages that Lord Bethell (a) received, and (b) sent, in relation to Abingdon Health from his private mobile telephone while a Minister, how many did officials from the Department of Health and Social Care (i) see, and (ii) record. Answered by Lord Kamall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department has conducted a search of communication records and found no record of WhatsApp or text messages between the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell) and any employee of Abingdon Health. Nor has the Department found any record of officials having sight of any such messages. The Department’s engagement with Abingdon Health was led by officials and these communications have been retained.
Abingdon Health Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South) Monday 25th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds minutes of the meetings between the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation and Abingdon Health on 1 April 2020, 29 April 2020 and 13 May 2020; and who attended those meetings on behalf of (a) his Department and (b) Abingdon Health. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department holds a minute of the telephone call on 1 April 2020. This was attended by the former the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell), a private secretary, officials from the Department and the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) and by Dr Chris Hand and Chris Yates of Abingdon Health. The Department holds a minute of the telephone call on 29 April 2020. This was attended by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a private secretary and Departmental and OLS officials. Dr Chris Hand and Chris Yates attended from Abingdon Health. A telephone call took place on 13 May 2020, attended by the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a private secretary and Departmental and OLS officials. Chris Yates and Dr Chris Hand attended from Abingdon Health. However, the Department does not hold a note of this telephone call.
Department of Health and Social Care: Meller Group Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne) Monday 25th April 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 101747 on Department of Health and Social Care: Meller Group, whether the reference to LB in the meeting minute is to a Departmental official; and whether the reference to Michael office refers to the office of the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) In the minute to the meeting of 6 April 2020, LB refers to the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell). The Department’s records do not include details which enable us to confirm the reference to ‘Michael’s office’.
Department of Health and Social Care: Randox Laboratories Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) Monday 28th March 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all (a) records, (b) documents and (c) minutes his Department holds in respect of the phone call held on 9 April 2020 between the then health minister, Lord Bethell, and the former Rt. Hon Member for North Shropshire and Randox to discuss covid-19 testing; and if he will make a statement. Answered by Maggie Throup - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) A redacted copy of the Ministerial briefing note provided in advance of the discussion is attached.

Written Answers

Lord Bethell: Abingdon Health
Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Thursday 28th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the (1) WhatsApp, and (2) text, messages that Lord Bethell (a) received, and (b) sent, in relation to Abingdon Health from any individual, from his private mobile telephone while a Minister, how many did officials from the Department of Health and Social Care (i) see, and (ii) record.

Answered by Lord Kamall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.

Department of Health and Social Care: Randox Laboratories
Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
Wednesday 27th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Question 72393 and with reference to the phone call between the then health minister, Lord Bethell, and the former Rt. Hon Member for North Shropshire and Randox on 9 April 2020, whether his Department holds any documents relating to (a) the discussions at that meeting and (b) progress on the action points for the Secretary of State and No.10 listed in the redacted copy of the Ministerial briefing note provided in advance of the discussion; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner MP) on 1 February 2022 to Question 81967. The Department does not hold information on progress against the action points.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement
Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)
Wednesday 27th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish minutes or records of the meeting on 18 March 2020 between the then Minister for Life Sciences, Randox and relevant suppliers.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department holds a record of the meeting on 18 March 2020 between the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell), Government officials and relevant suppliers, including Randox. A copy of the minute is attached, which has been redacted to remove personal information.

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)
Wednesday 27th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 145885 tabled by the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne on 23 March 2022.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Lord Bethall: Abingdon Health
Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Monday 25th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department of Health and Social Care maintains records of any Government business conducted from Ministers' personal phones; whether any such records were kept of communications between Lord Bethell and Abingdon Health during his term as a Government Minister; and what were the dates of any such messages registered.

Answered by Lord Kamall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has conducted a search of communication records and found no record of WhatsApp or text messages between the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell) and any employee of Abingdon Health. Nor has the Department found any record of officials having sight of any such messages. The Department’s engagement with Abingdon Health was led by officials and these communications have been retained.

Lord Bethall: Abingdon Health
Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Monday 25th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the (1) WhatsApp, and (2) text, messages that Lord Bethell (a) received, and (b) sent, in relation to Abingdon Health from his private mobile telephone while a Minister, how many did officials from the Department of Health and Social Care (i) see, and (ii) record.

Answered by Lord Kamall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Abingdon Health
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Monday 25th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds minutes of the meetings between the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation and Abingdon Health on 1 April 2020, 29 April 2020 and 13 May 2020; and who attended those meetings on behalf of (a) his Department and (b) Abingdon Health.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department holds a minute of the telephone call on 1 April 2020. This was attended by the former the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell), a private secretary, officials from the Department and the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) and by Dr Chris Hand and Chris Yates of Abingdon Health.

The Department holds a minute of the telephone call on 29 April 2020. This was attended by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a private secretary and Departmental and OLS officials. Dr Chris Hand and Chris Yates attended from Abingdon Health.

A telephone call took place on 13 May 2020, attended by the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a private secretary and Departmental and OLS officials. Chris Yates and Dr Chris Hand attended from Abingdon Health. However, the Department does not hold a note of this telephone call.

Department of Health and Social Care: Meller Group
Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)
Monday 25th April 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 101747 on Department of Health and Social Care: Meller Group, whether the reference to LB in the meeting minute is to a Departmental official; and whether the reference to Michael office refers to the office of the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

In the minute to the meeting of 6 April 2020, LB refers to the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell). The Department’s records do not include details which enable us to confirm the reference to ‘Michael’s office’.

Department of Health and Social Care: Randox Laboratories
Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
Monday 28th March 2022

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all (a) records, (b) documents and (c) minutes his Department holds in respect of the phone call held on 9 April 2020 between the then health minister, Lord Bethell, and the former Rt. Hon Member for North Shropshire and Randox to discuss covid-19 testing; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Maggie Throup - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

A redacted copy of the Ministerial briefing note provided in advance of the discussion is attached.

Tweets
Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East) - @KarlTurnerMP 30 Apr 2022, 10:03 p.m. @markj_57 👉🏽On 9 March, Health Minister Lord Bethell, told Parliament that “large numbers of people are infectious but are completely asymptomatic” Constructive (not)? Link to Original Tweet
Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer) - @BaronessDeech 29 Apr 2022, 11:16 a.m. @PET_BioNews @JimBethell @sharoncjones_1 @ImogenGoold @LSELaw @BritFertSoc @ARCScientists @MattHancock @sajidjavid @SyedKamall @vicderbyshire @NatalieGamble_ Thanks to Lord Bethell 😀 Link to Original Tweet
Lord Anderson of Ipswich (Crossbench - Life peer) - @bricksilk 1 Apr 2022, 5:06 p.m. A right to work for asylum-seekers who have waited more than six months for a decision? Latest amendment from Baroness Stroud and Lord Bethell sounds like it might be a way through. #NABB https://t.co/eczCRI3CES Link to Original Tweet

National Audit Office
Mar. 24 2022 Report: Investigation into the government's contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd (PDF) Found: there be laid before this House˚the minutes from or any notes of the meeting of 9 April 2020 between Lord