Extracts from Lords consideration of Commons amendments to the
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
(Lab):...As we close this chapter of our adjustment to the
post-Brexit situation, we also thank the Ministers for their other
amendments, to ensure that the OIM appointments and most
regulations are agreed with the devolved authorities. I think the
Minister had a hand in the recognition of my particular pet project
of recognising the importance of the internal...Request free trial
Extracts from Lords
consideration of Commons amendments to the United Kingdom Internal
Market Bill
(Lab):...As we close this chapter of our adjustment
to the post-Brexit situation, we also thank the Ministers for their
other amendments, to ensure that the OIM appointments and most
regulations are agreed with the devolved authorities. I think the
Minister had a hand in the recognition of my particular pet project
of recognising the importance of the internal market working for
computers—sorry, consumers; too much time on Zoom I do thank him
personally; I know he had more than a little hand in that...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department
for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ()
(Con):...Today’s debate and amendments are the product of
intense engagement, often to very tight timescales. I have already
thanked colleagues who were involved in long team Zoom calls at different times,
but the noble and learned Lord, , deserves all the praise that has rightly gone his
way..
Extracts from
Westminster Hall debate on Healthcare Support Services: Conception
to Age Two
(South Northamptonshire) (Con):...Despite the
troubling stories, there are some silver linings. We should not
lose sight of them. I would particularly like to highlight the use
of digital and remote support. Many parents have said that during
lockdown they really valued being able to text or have a
Zoom call with their GP or health
visitor on a much faster timescale than an in-person appointment.
Some mums told the review that they preferred remote breast-feeding
support to a physical group setting. Those who have taken advantage
of mental health therapies online have felt it has been a positive
step forward. This rapid adaptation to change has pushed open the
door for the possibilities of technology in backing up good
face-to-face support for new parents.
Another silver lining is the better joining up of services.
From family centre workers to health visitors, from midwives to
mental health therapists, professionals have found getting together
on a Zoom call to discuss how better
to support a family has been a vast improvement to their working
practice and one that they do not want to
lose...
Extract from
Westminster Hall debate on Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning
Disabilities
(Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):..I
move on to a second personal anecdote. I have been within my family
bubble during this wretched pandemic and have found myself in
situations with relatives young and old—I make no apology for
digressing into the issue of older people, because they are
connected—who say, “I have my desktop computer,” or iPad, or
iPhone, “and it’s been great, but I’ve been sending emails and
they’re not going anywhere. I don’t understand.” I have had to say,
“I’m afraid they have gone to the outbox.” I have to sit down and
say, “This is what you do.” Just a few days ago, someone said, “I
have a Zoom meeting with a loved one,
but I don’t know how to work Zoom ” I would then sit down and
say, “This is how you do Zoom This is what
happens.”
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