Covid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of Statistics Debate
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Baroness Garden of Frognal
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Covid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of Statistics
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Lord Bethell (Con)
We all respect the word of Professor Spiegelhalter, who is a great man, but we have instead the Office for National Statistics and the publication of the graphs and the data behind them. I would be glad to send to the noble Lord a link, both to the slides and the data behind them, so that he can check them out for himself.
The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Garden of Frognal) (LD)
The noble Lord, Lord Fairfax of Cameron, is unable to join us, so I call the noble Viscount, Lord Waverley.
Viscount Waverley (CB) [V]
Communications and the manner of briefings set a benchmark of standards in these challenging times. So why are the Government insensitive to the needs of those who are hard of hearing or sight by not making the Prime Minister’s and other briefings appropriate?