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HANSARDEngagementsI completely agree with what the hon. Lady says, and I thank her for all the work that she does in the health service. I can certainly tell her that we have stockpiles of PPE…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI pay a particular tribute not just to our amazing NHS, but to our teachers and everybody who works in our schools for everything that they have done to keep our schools going…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsAs the House will know, there is already a coalition of British manufacturers that are now working together at speed to supply the ventilators that we need. We already have 8,000,…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI could not agree more strongly with what the hon. Lady said. Whether I will be able to join her, I am not sure; I will have to look at my diary. I think I have a date with you,…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend raises a very important point, but it is one that is not unknown to the medical profession, and we will be relying on the clinical decisions of those medical…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI hear the hon. Gentleman loud and clear. He echoes a point that was made by the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford). Of course, that is one of the ideas…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman is making a series of very powerful points, and I can indeed confirm that we will be bringing forward legislation to protect private renters from…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI wholly endorse what my hon. Friend has said. We will do whatever it takes, and we will beat it together.18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes. My hon. Friend identifies exactly the three priorities of this Government.18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI endorse completely the sentiment that the hon. Gentleman has just expressed about the need to do this collectively. The Government have announced a £46 million package of…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI can indeed confirm that that is exactly why we have cut business rates. We are making very considerable sums available for small and very small businesses precisely to protect…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsIn point of fact, we are prioritising the testing of NHS staff, for the obvious reason that we want them to be able to look after everybody else with confidence that they are not…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsIndeed I can, and that is why we have announced another £500 million to go straight to councils to help them immediately with the needs of the poorest and the most vulnerable;…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe whole House will want to join me in paying tribute to Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, a reservist medic of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, who was tragically killed in…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend on what he is doing for Bassetlaw Hospital. I remember going to talk to the wonderful doctors and staff at Bassetlaw. They explained in great detail…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWe are extending the hours in which deliveries can be made, and we are talking right now with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee about ensuring that pharmaceutical…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsOur priority is to deal with the coronavirus epidemic. The other matter that the hon. Member mentions has, as he will know, already been legislated for.18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsAs I have told the House before, of course we will ensure that nobody is penalised for doing the right thing, protecting not just themselves but other members of society and…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe objective of the Government and of our scientific advisers is to depress the peak of the epidemic, to ensure that we get through it, so that we come out on the other side, and…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is why we are speeding up DBS checks, so that they can be done in 24 hours. I want to thank and congratulate all the boroughs…18 Mar 2020