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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-07-20more like thismore than 2021-07-20
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Disease Control more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter in The Lancet ‘Mass infection is not an option: we must do more to protect our young’, published on 7 July, arguing against relaxing COVID-19 restrictions; and what assessment they have made of how their policy on lifting restrictions meets their objective of “following the science”. more like this
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
uin HL2220 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-08-02more like thismore than 2021-08-02
answer text <p>The Government made a full assessment of the epidemiological and other relevant data ahead of taking the decision to move to step 4 of the roadmap on 19 July and assessed that the four tests had been met. The success of the vaccination rollout has paved the way for the safe and gradual lifting of restrictions. However, the Government has been clear that the pandemic is not over and that the public should continue to practice cautious behaviours.</p><p> </p><p>The risks of hospitalisation and intensive care admission in children due to infection is very low (approximately 8 per 100,000 population under 18 are admitted to hospital). Therefore, from step 4, the Government changed the controls that apply in early years, schools, colleges and higher education institutions to maintain a baseline of protective measures while maximising attendance and minimising disruption to children and young people’s education.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord True more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-08-02T13:28:47.4Zmore like thismore than 2021-08-02T13:28:47.4Z
answering member
4200
label Biography information for Lord True more like this
tabling member
248
label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this