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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to the hon. Lady. I think I speak for everybody here when I say what we want to see is the House getting back to normal business as fast as possible, and to that end…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI certainly share the frustrations of everyone who has found it difficult to get a test during a time of unbelievable demand. We have taken responsibility by tripling supply and…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOf course kits need to be approved —[Interruption.] Perhaps the hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) wants kits that are not approved to be on the market. They have to be…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is not right, because there are many reasons why NHS staff are sadly absent, but an inability to get testing kits is not one of them. They have…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly powerful point, which I think should be heard in all parts of the House. As for those calling for restrictions—as the hon. Member for Ilford…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady really must not misrepresent what I said. I began by saying that I shared the frustrations of people up and down the country who had been unable to get the tests…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the omicron variant and our measures to contain this virus, fortify our NHS and keep our country open. First, I am sure…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes. I do not recognise the account that my right hon. Friend has given: we do not do free trade deals on that basis. Indeed, I can tell him that since we took back control, net…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and I appreciate the personal experience that makes her interested in psilocybin. I am aware of interest in the area and it has been talked…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes, because we are going to get on with our job of levelling up across the whole of the UK, making sure that every part of this United Kingdom shares in our ambition to be a…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI cannot believe that Hillingdon is not included in that list, but it is no surprise to me that Bromley runs such a tight ship; I have been familiar with Bromley over many years…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can give my right hon. Friend a categorical assurance that masks in schools will last not a day longer than we need them.05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman, but that goes to show why it is so important to keep this country going and to keep people going to the dentist. One of the troubles we have had during…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsActually, in my experience, what most Londoners want is protection from high-taxing Labour councils, but what they will also get is that we will deliver on our pledge to protect…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend very much. I want to thank all the staff at Fountains care home for everything they have been doing to look after people throughout the pandemic. In…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes. I thank my hon. Friend, who is completely right. That is why this Government are taking the tough decision to invest in the long-term future of our energy supply, investing…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsI find that criticism hard to take from the humble crofter, if I may say so—with whom, I stress, I normally have very good relations off the pitch. What we are doing is helping…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman is talking, I am afraid, total nonsense. This Government are absolutely determined, as I have said throughout this pandemic, to look after particularly…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend has drawn attention to a very important consideration as we try to abate the increases in the costs of gas and of energy. For people in rural constituencies such as…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes. I thank my hon. Friend, and he is completely right: we cannot build new homes without putting in the infrastructure to go with it. That is why we have a colossal programme of…05 Jan 2022