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HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend very much, and I agree with him, but whatever the defects of the Labour Government in Wales, my experience is that we have been working very well together…13 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsIndeed, the message throughout the country is, of course, that you should stay at home if you can, unless the specific circumstances that we have outlined apply. But I must say…13 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsAs my right hon. Friend knows, it is this Government’s ambition to end rough sleeping by 2024. It is great to see the progress that has been made even in this very difficult…13 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe coronavirus is an appalling disease which afflicts some groups far more than others—I think the whole country understands that—in particular the elderly, and the right hon.…13 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point. If he could send me details, we will be very happy to take up the case that he describes.13 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsI think the best and shortest answer I can give to the hon. Lady is that we totally understand the situation with aviation. Clearly, inadvertently this year the planet will…13 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend. One of the most important features of the way this country responded to the epidemic was that we did protect the NHS. We maintained capacity in the NHS…13 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsAll Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies advice is published in due course, as the right hon. and learned Gentleman knows. Let me be absolutely clear with the House that…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI can confirm that the starting point of the fines will be £100, which will be lowered to £50 if paid within 14 days, but it will go up and up and up, as I said earlier, to…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI think that the furloughing scheme has been one of the most remarkable features of the Government’s response. It is unlike anything seen internationally, with 6.5 million people…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI think the hon. Lady said “should, or indeed must”. We are certainly not compelling people to wear face coverings. But plainly they can be of benefit to others primarily because…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for that question and perhaps I anticipated it by pointing out that the bounce-back scheme for loans of £50,000 has already paid out £5 billion. I am given…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI am not going to make any commitments now from the Dispatch Box on future pay settlements, but what I can say is that I am lost in admiration for the efforts of our civil…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI think it will be perfectly obvious to the House what we are trying to do and what we are saying by “stay alert”. We are emphasising the importance of those who cannot work from…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyThe short answer is yes. I know Loughborough University well; it is an outstanding university, and I thank my hon. Friend for championing it. We will work with Loughborough and…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI thank my right hon. Friend for what he does to campaign for vulnerable children and for education generally. We are working with the Education Endowment Foundation and other…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyAs somebody who, on at least a couple of occasions, has enjoyed the wonderful hospitality sector in my hon. Friend’s constituency, I know how important and how vibrant it is. I…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyOf course, nobody should be penalised for doing the right thing and helping the whole country to defeat this virus.11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI must reject what the hon. Member said about relaxing the lockdown. We are not ending the lockdown. We have to be very clear with people that the measures remain in place. We are…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI reject that characterisation of what we are doing. We are effectively restating the position of 23 March, but with a change of emphasis, to make it clear that those who cannot…11 May 2020