Covid-19: Lockdown Costs and Benefits Debate
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Lord Deben
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Covid-19: Lockdown Costs and Benefits
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
I note what the noble Lord says. It is important that these issues are considered fully from every angle. That is why the Government set up the Covid inquiry and why it is looking into many areas.
Lord Deben (Con)
If the Government had not acted but had waited for Parliament to discuss the matter, they would have been in serious trouble. Is it not right that the Government acted immediately in the face of an unprecedented challenge?
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
I look forward to the results of the inquiry on these points. We expect to get some findings from module 1 in the not-too-distant future, and module 2 looks at a lot of the points that my noble friend has mentioned.