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HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs the hon. Gentleman knows, Baroness Hallett—Heather Hallett—has been appointed to head the inquiry, and he can expect developments soon.25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsLet me say very plainly: does anybody seriously think for a second that the Labour party would have done that when eight of the shadow Front Bench, including the shadow Foreign…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy hon. Friend is asking exactly the right question and I understand why he asks it. But I have tried to give my answer to him and to the House, which is that I believed that I…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs my hon. Friend, who I know has taken a keen interest in this for a while, Evusheld has the potential to reduce the risk of infection. We must look at the evidence before we can…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank the hon. Lady. Of course I appreciate the suffering of those on whose behalf she speaks, but I do believe that it is the duty of the Government to get on as fast as we can…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes, I can. I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is absolutely right that Labour’s instinct everywhere and always is to put up tax, with all its— [ Interruption. ] Well, Labour…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhat we are doing for the people of Putney, and indeed the people throughout the country, is making sure that we invest now in protecting them, as I have said to the House and I…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWhat Sue Gray has published is entirely for Sue Gray. It is a wholly independent report.25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI heard enough to have a rough idea of the nonsense the hon. Gentleman was talking. We are not only supporting people now but will continue to put our arms around the people of…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes. I thank my hon. Friend very much. She and I have talked about this. This is a subject in which I take a direct personal interest. There are things we can do to make childcare…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI think the hon. Gentleman will find the answer to that question in Sue Gray’s report.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank my hon. Friend very much. My hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant) asked substantially the same question. The lines of command and responsibility in No.…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWhat the hon. Gentleman has just said of the civil servants—some of whom, I am sad to say, were fined—who worked night and day to minimise suffering and minimise casualties during…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI repeat my condolences to those who suffered from covid, to those who could not get the treatment that they needed during the pandemic, and to the family of Ruby who could not…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI think there is a criticism of the Metropolitan police contained in what the hon. Lady just said, which I do not agree with.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportNo. What I can tell the hon. Lady is that the report is wholly independent and the judgments contained in it are a matter for Sue Gray. I am grateful to her for what she has done,…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI think Opposition Members really need to ask a new question.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI have apologised to them today already from this Dispatch Box.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI am very sorry for the hon. Gentleman’s loss. He has a perfect right to speak with the passion that he does. All I can say is that I take full responsibility for what happened,…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI agree very much with what my hon. Friend has just said. As I said in my opening statement, any rudeness towards a member of staff is absolutely inexcusable and I want whoever…25 May 2022