we need a balanced approach, we need to keep key protections in placel including masks, ventilation and crucially on something we ve asked for during - the pandemic, proper- payment for those who need to self isolate. later in the week we will find out about government s plans for foreign travel and when we come into a positive case what will happen. in schools, whole classes or bubbles won t be sent home. we have lived under restrictions that we could not have imagined. today, boris johnson signalled it is time to get back to normal. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. it has prompted some strong reactions. earlier i spoke to eric fiegl ding, an epidemiologist and seniorfellow at the federation of american scientists. i asked him if the british government had made the right decision. this is absolutely the wrong time and the wrong decision, period. all i can say is it s a horrible, terrible, no good very bad decision. the delta variant is not
and hence we have the guidance that we have been given. my lords, bearing in mind that on monday in the other placel the new health secretary hoped that church congregations - would soon be able to sing i together, can the noble lord the minister, sorry, - noble baroness the minister, please give us some clarity on this and say what plansl the government has now to review their research. on congregational singing - with the use of face coverings giving that singing is not an add on to worship . but it is intregal to it. i absolutely recognise the right reverend s final remarks about singing being intregal to worship. we continue to be led by the science and the experts and to follow the public health advice.