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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to stress the backlog that we now face in the NHS, and the stroke care and stroke services that need to be addressed. The weight of work is…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend raises a very important point, particularly about the flu jab. As she will know, there was not much of a flu pandemic over the last winter period. We are…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe entire programme of this Government is dedicated to ensuring that we go from jabs, jabs, jabs to jobs, jobs, jobs, as I said yesterday in the Chamber. The hon. Member talks…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is totally right to raise the work of care homes, and we have put in repeated investments; I think another £1 billion went into supporting care homes throughout the…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point, and I am sure the chairman of the inquiry will want to consider that as we set up the inquiry in due course. I certainly do not the exclude…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is certainly our intention, provided that we stay on track, but I want to be sure that people wait until we are able to say that with more clarity a bit later on, because we…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman’s excellent points serve only to underline the extreme difficulty of the decisions that Governments in this country and around the world were forced to…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend makes an extremely good point—it is a very important point. I hope that this is what they call a big teachable moment for the entire country about our obesity, our…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 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 very excited by and interested in my hon. Friend’s geothermal plans: they sound good to me, and we are certainly investing in that kind of technology. With £22 billion going…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is a misunderstanding, I believe. We have been vaccinating and continue to vaccinate at a steady rate and as fast as we possibly can. We are secure in our supply, but…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis country has done everything it can to support people throughout the pandemic, with the increasing of universal credit, with a furlough scheme, and with loans, credits and…12 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressNo, no. We will get on with our work. We will build on the expertise and originality of our scientists who have allowed Britain to contribute more to the global struggle against…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressI will give way in a minute to my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie). The Queen’s Speech proposes a new national subsidy system, allowing the Government of the…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressNo, thank you. We will establish a new UK infrastructure bank headquartered in Leeds, with £40 billion to invest as part of the greatest renewal of British national infrastructure…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressI can certainly say that we will do that within this Session—yes, absolutely. I have made that clear before. It is essential that we have a full, proper public inquiry into the…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressYes, indeed. One man who I know believes passionately in opportunity and skills is my hon. Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Shailesh Vara), who proposed so well…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressI give way with pleasure to my colleague.11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressIn a moment. We understand this crucial point: we find flair, imagination, enthusiasm and genius distributed evenly throughout this country, while opportunity is not. We mean to…11 May 2021