COVID-19 pandemic and the Coronavirus Act 2020 Baroness Brinton moved that this House expresses its sorrow at the 126,000 deaths in the United Kingdom caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; regrets that Her Majesty’s Government failed to learn the lessons from the earlier stages of the pandemic in order to prepare for the winter of 2020/21 and is therefore continuing to treat each development as a new public health emergency; further regrets that some of the powers in the Coronavirus Act 2020 have caused confusion amongst police and prosecutors, leading to more than 252 people being wrongfully charged; further regrets that despite provision for payments to the self-employed and those self-isolating, too many have been unable to claim payments due to the rules; regrets that the one year status report was presented to Parliament only three days before debate, along with substantial Regulations for the House to consider at the same time; and therefore calls on Her Majesty’s Government to publish a comprehensive plan to manage surges in cases through quarantine, test, trace and isolate to prevent the importation and increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 and any new variants. The motion was disagreed to (see division).

Thursday 25 March 2021 between 19:00 and 19:14

This type of business sits within the Delegated Legislation category.