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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is spot on in what he says about the need for an offshore grid. As well as building the fantastic windmills, it is vital that we bring the energy onshore in a way…19 May 2021HANSARDEngagementsWe are putting £2 billion into the kickstart programme for 18 to 24-year-olds and investing massively in the restart programme for those who have been longer out of work. I can…19 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have had huge support for businesses of all kinds—premises, cuts in business rates, cuts in VAT and furloughing. The single best thing that we can do for charities is getting…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I can certainly do that. I believe the Mayors and the mayoral authorities should also have their say. In my experience there are two types of Mayor. I think the mayoral…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the hon. Gentleman for his excellent question. We of course regularly consult all the devolved Administrations about making sure that travel can continue to flow freely…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, absolutely. The distinguished former Health Secretary will, I am sure, know that there are now 50,000 more people working in the NHS this year than there were at the same…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for his support for both the measures announced today: the commemoration commission and the inquiry. He asked some entirely…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI would not like to accuse the hon. Gentleman, whom I admire greatly, of having missed my opening statement, but of course it will be a full public independent inquiry under the…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise that issue, and I can tell him that we have already invested considerably in mental health, with mental health support and the mental health…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateTo the best of my knowledge, everybody is getting the jabs when they are asked to come forward. If the hon. Member has particular cases where people are worried about the time…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend makes a very good point about the rates of infection of the B.1.617.2 variant, as we should probably call it. At the moment the cases look as though they are about…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI totally share my hon. Friend’s disgust at attacks on retail workers and anybody doing their job. It is very important that we work with the retail sector to drive down this type…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateActually, I think that, in spite of the differences that are sometimes accentuated or emphasised for whatever reason, the levels of co-operation have been amazing. What is…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am a long-standing admirer of the libertarian school of thought that I have generally associated with my right hon. Friend. He makes an interesting point about data and the…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am sure she does, Madam Deputy Speaker.12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can give my hon. Friend, who is a doctor, every possible assurance. This is a struggle that many of us face. I am afraid that we are one of the fattest countries in Europe, if…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend, who is also a doctor, is completely right: necessity is the mother of invention. We have been driven by the pandemic to great, great feats of scientific…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFrom Monday, the rule of 30 applies to marriages. We will, before the end of this month, set out all the details about the marriage world post-21 June.12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs ever, my hon. Friend makes what sounds like an excellent point about coach operators and tourism operators. I will make sure that he sees the relevant Transport Minister as…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI much enjoyed my trip to Stourbridge, and my hon. Friend is entirely right in what she says. To return to the point I made to the hon. Lady from the Scottish nationalist…12 May 2021