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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFor the implications for his constituency, my hon. Friend should look at the gov.uk website. He should be in no doubt that the Government are committed to supporting businesses,…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWith respect to the right hon. Gentleman, we are not back to where we were in March, because the R is not at those levels and we are not going back to a national lockdown of the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is completely right, and that is why I made the point, in almost identical terms, earlier on.12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, addressed that point directly earlier on today about transmission in hospitality settings. Clearly, we need to reduce the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I can.12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can tell the hon. Gentleman that we are supporting local authorities such as Bradford not just with the £3.6 billion we have already given, but as I said earlier this afternoon…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, indeed. That is why my right hon. Friend the Chancellor announced grants of up to £3,000 and why we have the job support system, which is designed to help people in exactly…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI understand my hon. Friend’s point about people’s behaviour after leaving the pub. That is why it is vital that everybody shows common sense and follows the guidance.12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAbsolutely I will. The hon. Member will have heard what I said earlier about the support for local authorities, but I will make sure we look particularly into what is happening in…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am afraid I must reject what the hon. Gentleman says in the sense that I think he is being inconsistent or trying to have it both ways. Most people, I think, in this country…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, indeed; that is why we have gone for the three-tier approach and anybody in any doubt whatever, whether or not in Carshalton—I thank my hon. Friend’s constituents for the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI have very little doubt that, once we have got through to spring, we will be in a completely different environment. Indeed, I have high hopes that things will change very fast as…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Chancellor has set out the job support scheme, which, as he said, goes through till next year.12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, indeed.12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateNo—no more than getting a vaccine or test device from the private sector is an error. We need a mixture of public and private and of national and local, and that is what we are…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI understand my hon. Friend’s anxieties and the anxieties of the people of Rushcliffe, and we will keep all restrictions under constant review in order to remove them as soon as…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateClearly, the most important thing is that the R should get below 1.12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend is entirely right. That is why I encourage everybody who is vulnerable to get a flu vaccine now, and that is why we have 30 million available.12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman raises an exceptionally important point. A great deal of work is being done on the right size of the bubble, as it were, and how many infections should be…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIndeed, and I have mentioned the £13.5 billion that we have already given to the self-employed. My right hon. Friend understands the difficulties of the cut-off date, which my…12 Oct 2020