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HANSARDEngagementsOur 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 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes, indeed. I can make that commitment and I said as much in my earlier answer to the right hon. Gentleman. It is very important that, as we go forward, we try to enlist a…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the staff at Stoke Mandeville and to all the staff in our fantastic NHS for the way they are coping at this extremely difficult time. We…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for the way in which the Opposition have approached the issue generally and for the co-operation so far between our Front Benches on this matter.…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 2020HANSARDEngagementsI can certainly give my hon. Friend that reassurance.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 2020HANSARDEngagementsI repeat the answer I have given several times to several of the hon. Lady’s colleagues: we will do whatever it takes to ensure that all workers are protected throughout this…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 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 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 2020HANSARDEngagementsI notice that support for breaking up the Union is actually declining in Scotland. Maybe that is because they have a Scottish nationalist party in charge that has the highest…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend and the people of Darlington on the historic role they played in our railway history and heritage, and I will do what I can to support his campaign…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI seem to think that the right hon. Gentleman was in that Government, but leaving that point on one side, there is now a record number of doctors and nurses in our fantastic NHS.…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWe have just put record funding back into councils to support them in all their responsibilities. The right hon. Gentleman talks about domestic abuse, and we are committed to…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes, and that is why my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary and I are determined to advance robot technology—artificial intelligence—in the NHS. We have put in another £200…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI cannot remember whether I said this to the hon. Member last time, but that is why we have introduced a fast-track NHS visa.11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsHaving worked with Loughborough University on the Olympics at the fantastic site in east London, I know its formidable global reputation, and I have no hesitation in…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI am proud of what the Government have done to promote the rights of women. I am proud that we have a record number of female MPs in our party today. I am proud that this is the…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThis morning, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall have further such meetings later today.11 Mar 2020