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HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapThe hon. Lady will be hearing a lot more about that and other matters on 12 April.22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI thank my hon. Friend. Obviously, that is a matter for the devolved authority, but I am sure that he shares my hope that all pupils will be back in school as fast as possible and…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapOutdoor sport for schools can go ahead from 8 March, as I said earlier. The evidence for all the decisions that we have taken—a massive quantity of scientific evidence—has been…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapWe are increasing our support, as I have said, for people who are self-isolating and continue to look after our workers throughout the pandemic. The best thing for all those…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI am really grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. We will support all pupils who have suffered loss to their learning as a result of the pandemic. That is why we have now…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI sympathise deeply with students who have had a time at university that no other generation has put up with. I sympathise deeply with their sense of unfairness, with the…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is why Sir Kevan Collins has been appointed as the education recovery commissioner. We will be setting out plans that are intended not…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapIf one can do outdoor Zumba, then 29 March is the date—assuming you cannot do it one on one, in which case you could do it earlier. Indoors, as my right hon. Friend will have…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapThe hon. Gentleman is totally right to raise the issue of cancer patients and other patients who need treatment. We are going to do everything we can to clear the backlog as fast…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI think my right hon. Friend speaks for many people in the country when he says that. We do have a very tough regime on international travel—one of the toughest in the world—and…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI am acutely conscious of the businesses that have fallen through the cracks, as it were—wholesalers, for instance, that have found it difficult to qualify under one scheme or…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI am going to ruthlessly repeat what I said before, which is that I believe that it was absolutely right for this country to secure PPE as fast as we possibly could, just as it…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI thank my hon. Friend for what he is doing to help local businesses and rally them. If we can stick to this road map—and I believe that we can—there is not long to go now for…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI have a deal of respect for the hon. Gentleman as he and I have clashed many times over issues in London, but I think he uncommonly showed a failure to follow what I had already…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapYes, indeed. That is why 12 April is the date.22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapAs anybody who has steered a narrowboat or barge on a canal will know, the important thing is not to oversteer and then be forced to correct and bump the sides of the canal. That…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI can see that there is a concerted attempt to make a point about this issue today, but I must say that the Government made every effort to secure PPE as fast as we possibly…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI do not recognise that figure. Lateral flow tests are extremely valuable in isolating asymptomatic positive tests and in helping schools to restart. That is why we are pursuing…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapContained within that question was possibly another suggestion that we could have done things differently with the procurement of PPE. All I will say is that the contracts are…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapOf course my right hon. Friend is right to raise the point about outdoor transmission. That is why, on 8 March, with the return of schools, we are also going to be seeing school…22 Feb 2021