Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 Debate
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Lord Singh of Wimbledon
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Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020
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Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB) [V]
My Lords, while the regulations are generally welcome, greater attention should have been given to the importance of soft play areas for children. The present ban could be adjusted, with imaginative controls, to allow young children healthy and enjoyable exercise, and mothers and carers a little respite from the ceaseless demands of energetic children.
The real difficulty with implementing demands on freedom of movement and mixing is wider public acceptance. Does the Minister agree that faith communities can do much to remind their members to put the need for social action and concern for the safety of others—taught by all our faiths—to the fore, in these unprecedented times?