Coronavirus (COVID-19) Debate

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Baroness Manzoor

Main Page: Baroness Manzoor (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 3rd March 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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The noble Lord is quite right to raise the issue of airline staff, who are very clearly on the front line of this epidemic. They are in confined spaces and are sharing aeroplanes with people from all sorts of destinations. It is not the role of the Government to intervene in this, but we are encouraging all employers, as a matter of principle, to care for their staff and to put staff welfare at the top of their priorities.

Baroness Manzoor Portrait Baroness Manzoor (Con)
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My Lords, can my noble friend say what action the Government are taking to work with local authorities so that they can help hard-to-reach communities? Not all communities are a homogenous group.