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Baroness Coussins

Main Page: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Tuesday 3rd March 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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These stories have been seen. They are not fully understood. It is possible that those thought to have recovered did not actually recover—that their symptoms were subclinical and there may have been an issue with the original testing.

Baroness Coussins Portrait Baroness Coussins (CB)
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My Lords, will the Minister tell the House whether specific briefings will be held for the public service interpreters who work in the NHS and whether advice and information to the public will be provided in languages other than English?

Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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The noble Baroness asks a very important question. I do not know the precise answer but will be glad to reply to her later.