Covid-19: Plan B

Baroness Pinnock Excerpts
Wednesday 20th October 2021

(3 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Kamall Portrait Lord Kamall (Con)
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The Government are consulting widely on the measures to be taken, balancing and looking at the trade-offs not only in health but with wider societal factors.

Baroness Pinnock Portrait Baroness Pinnock (LD)
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My Lords, nearly 1,000 people are dying every week from Covid. What is the trigger in deaths before plan B comes into effect?

Lord Kamall Portrait Lord Kamall (Con)
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I am not sure I agree with the noble Baroness on the figure she cites; I will double-check and write to her. On the triggers, it is clear that we have to look at a range of factors before deciding whether to move to plan B.