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Baroness Meacher (CB) [V]: My Lords, I agree with the Minister
that, much to doctors’ surprise, many older people prefer to have
virtual appointments, whether by Zoom or telephone. We can make
assumptions about people, but doctors have been quite surprised by
the extent to which patients prefer having an online consultation.
Does the Minister agree that, in the end, this needs to be a matter
for doctors to decide? Very often,...Request free trial
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on Face-to-Face Medical Appointments
(CB) [V]: My
Lords, I agree with the Minister that, much to doctors’ surprise,
many older people prefer to have virtual appointments, whether by
Zoom or telephone. We can make assumptions about
people, but doctors have been quite surprised by the extent to
which patients prefer having an online consultation. Does the
Minister agree that, in the end, this needs to be a matter for
doctors to decide? Very often, they will have an initial
conversation and then agree to see the patient when that is
necessary. However, this is probably not a matter for government to
decide on or to intervene in, and certainly not until doctors have
settled down to a pattern of consultations based on their
experience and understanding of their patients...
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to approve the Customs Safety, Security and Economic Operators
Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2020
(Con):...The noble Lord asked whether we can
reassure the House that trade requirements are being considered
more widely beyond the question of imports. My noble friend
asked a similar question. We continue to work closely
with industry to ensure that it is engaging with the new
requirements and can take the necessary steps to prepare. We are
using a public information campaign. I accept that for some people
that might sound irritating but, to a certain extent, it needs to
be irritating for people to take notice of it. My right honourable
friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is having
regular Zoom conferences with
stakeholders to hear their issues at first hand, as indeed, am I. I
hope that addresses the questions. I think I will be back here
again on future SIs and I am sure will be subjected to ongoing
scrutiny. If noble Lords want to write to me on any particular
issues, they should feel free to do so...
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question on DHSC Answers to Written Questions
(Bishop Auckland) (Con): I thank my hon. Friend the
Member for Christchurch (
) for raising
this matter and I recognise the importance of parliamentary
questions for their role in parliamentary scrutiny, but it is only
right that we recognise the substantial weight on the shoulders of
the Department of Health and Social Care as it leads the charge
against this pandemic. I personally have been blown away by the
readiness and willingness of Ministers to engage through a whole
range of communications, including Zoom email and
WhatsApp. I am grateful, in particular, for their engagement when
it looked as though Bishop Auckland residents might have been
teetering on the edge of tier 3 over the summer, which we
thankfully avoided. Can my hon. Friend confirm that efforts are
being made to clear the PQ backlog, but that other communication
channels will remain open for MPs and their engagement?
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committee consideration of the Environment Bill
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs ():...The
launch went well and about 500 people attended the Zoom event, to show how
these things will work as we go forward and make sure that in the
future biodiversity is embedded into all that we
do...
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Hall debate on The Future of Work
(East Lothian)
(SNP):...Change is inevitable, as has been mentioned by all
speakers. Pre- and post-covid, there were changes. Before covid, in
IT automation, the pace, the number of jobs; that was referred to
by others, and we spoke about the union learning fund. The number
of jobs that youngsters entering into the labour market are
required to carry out will be significantly greater than in the
days of my grandfather, who almost got a gold watch for going into
the same place day in, day out for most of his life. Post covid,
the changes have simply accelerated, and we are
required to bear that in mind. There are huge challenges,
that I will come on to, but equally, we have seen how
Zoom has transformed with our
very own eyes in these last few months...
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