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HANSARDEngagementsYes, indeed. I thank my hon. Friend for what he is doing to represent his young constituents. It is vital that we invest in people’s skills during what will unquestionably be…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw the attention of the House to a very serious and worrying situation, which we are monitoring closely. Perhaps the best thing I can say…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsI have not seen the letter the right hon. Gentleman describes, but I can tell him absolutely categorically that there will be no new customs infrastructure for the very simple…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I am aware of those risks. We are working with Mark Drakeford and the Welsh Government on those problems. As he knows, we are…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI certainly encourage customers to go to the fantastic local retailers in Rugby, and I am delighted that these measures obviate the need for the cursed one-way system that my hon.…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs the hon. Lady knows, businesses have been eligible for £25,000 in grants. We have had 11 million people supported under the coronavirus job retention scheme and spent huge…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend is a great champion of those industries and, as I have said to colleagues in the House already, we are doing a huge amount to engage with them and to support…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI think that people have to work from home if they can. That remains the guidance, and of course it is up to employers and employees to decide whether they need to get back to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will certainly look at all such measures, but I do not wish to anticipate anything that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor may say,23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the hon. Lady, and she is absolutely right to raise the point that she does. She will have heard that we want enhanced, greater, more immediate and more efficient testing…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI think I know Roger Koppl and I would be very interested to hear what he has to say, but I must say I think that the guidance from our scientists has been incredibly valuable. It…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman makes a very powerful point, and I am sure that that kind of point will be echoed in multiple ways around the country today, as people look at apparent…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe second point is, of course, a matter for you, Mr Speaker, and it is for the House authorities to establish how to proceed, but I would encourage as much progress to be made as…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is totally right: this is the moment for ingenuity. I hope that councils will be broad-minded and creative, as there is plenty of space to be found.23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is, of course, up to the Welsh Government to spend money properly, but the hon. Lady should be in no doubt that this Government continue to commit sums to help all the devolved…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I am delighted to see him looking so well, having made such a great recovery. At the moment, one of the difficulties the country faces is that…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI understand why the hon. Gentleman makes that point, but he is wrong. By contrast, I welcome the more constructive approach from the Labour Front Bench.23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateHaving performed briefly at Glastonbury myself many years ago—not to much acclaim, I may say—I am a keen admirer of that wonderful festival and of the whole sector that my hon.…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is on the money on that point. He will be hearing a lot more about exactly that in the course of the next couple of weeks, not only from me, but from my right hon.…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI do not want to accuse the right hon. and learned Gentleman of making a U-turn, but there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth and so on. It is good to have his…23 Jun 2020