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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is asking an excellent question. The difference between the situation when plan B came in and today is the sheer level of vaccination in this country, including…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI do not agree with the hon. Lady, with the greatest respect. She will have to wait for the inquiry to conclude. The work on rules and guidance, which we have done together with…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI entirely share my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm for the British Council, which is a wonderful institution that we all love. That is why, through the Foreign, Commonwealth and…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI will shortly update the House on this country’s fantastic progress in tackling covid-19, including through our booster programme, which is enabling us to ease plan B measures…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman talks about the rules. Let me repeat what I said to the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) across the aisle earlier on. Of…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsIf we had listened to the right hon. and learned Gentleman about covid restrictions, which is the substance of his question, then we would have been in lockdown after July. This…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe will continue to look after people throughout this pandemic and beyond, but we have also been cutting crime by 10% and putting 11,000 more police officers out on the streets.…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I want to say how sorry I am for what the hon. Gentleman has had to say about James Scott. This Government do as much as we can to support veterans, and that is why we…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for campaigning for this wonderful project. We are supporting the electric vehicle industry. We made another £350 million available through the automotive…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI entirely understand people’s feelings and I entirely support what the hon. Lady says about someone obeying the rules when they make the rules. She is completely right. On the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI have no doubt that Armed Forces Day will be absolutely spectacular across the country, and that Scarborough will make a terrific and a notable contribution.19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe will certainly be legislating to expand the dormant assets scheme to include new financial assets, which would unlock an estimated £880 million. We will be considering how to…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, I think that was a question for you rather than me. Look, I have made my point. I think that the British public have responded to what the Government have had to say…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsNo.19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI can assure my hon. Friend that we are well aware of the risks associated with the smart motorway scheme. I know that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport is…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWithin hours of learning from scientists in South Africa about the emergence of a new covid variant last November, this Government acted to introduce balanced and proportionate…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI would be happy to share the scientific advice on which we have taken the decision, of course. The right hon. and learned Gentleman can see it—it is there for everybody to…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are certainly reviewing the testing arrangements for travel and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will make a statement on that in the next…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is a fact. Is the hon. Lady going to deny it? It is true.19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI repeat the points that I made earlier to the right hon. Gentleman. The reason why we are in the state we are in is because of the immense co-operation there has been across the…19 Jan 2022