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HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireAs my hon. Friend knows, I know Dronfield having spent a very happy day there with him in the course of his successful election campaign. I can reassure him that the situation, as…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireThe hon. Gentleman knows I have huge respect for him—indeed, a huge fondness for him —but I am afraid I cannot agree with what he says. We have been working very closely in a…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI am sure the point the hon. Gentleman raises will be pertinent to areas in tier 1 nearby to South Yorkshire, too. He makes his point typically well. I recognise the impact on the…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI can give my hon. Friend exactly that assurance.21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireThe hon. Lady makes an important point about loneliness and its impact on mental health. She will know that support bubbles still exist, but she alludes to a broader point about…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI can reassure the hon. Gentleman that there is no ambivalence towards his city region. There is a deep respect and affection across this House for that region and the people who…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireIf I recall correctly, I believe that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was able to offer my hon. Friend a reassurance relatively recently in the House in respect of the…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireIt is very important that everyone continues to adhere to the rules put in place for the tier in which their area sits. Those rules are in place to protect public health and bring…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question, and I am conscious of the context in which he speaks. As a former junior Minister handling prisons at the Ministry of…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. The data he refers to is, of course, Government data—NHS data. He talks about contact tracing, and as I said in response to his hon. Friend…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI am pleased to reassure the hon. Gentleman that the same collegiate approach we have adopted for working with South Yorkshire characterises our approach across all of the…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI reiterate the tribute I paid to the hon. Gentleman for his approach throughout this. It is abundantly clear that he and all of his colleagues have the best interests of his…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireThe protocols for the distribution of any vaccine, when it becomes available, are being worked on intensively. My right hon. Friend makes a good point, which I am sure will have…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireThe hon. Gentleman is always diligent and measured in representing his constituents and businesses in the House. The deal that has been reached is both fair and proportionate and…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI am grateful to the hon. Lady for the tone of her initial remarks—she is clearly putting the health interests of her constituents first—and her perfectly reasonable question. As…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI should have done this in responding to the shadow Secretary of State, actually: I also pay tribute to the Mayor of Sheffield city region—a Member of this House—for his approach…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I should say that in my experience, albeit as a junior Minister, I have enjoyed a positive and constructive working relationship on this issue…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to all local leaders and, indeed, all Members of this House who have been engaged in this process and more broadly. It is clear that when…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCare Quality Commission: Deaths in Mental Health FacilitiesI am grateful to my hon. Friend. Although the formal terms of reference of the independent review have yet to be fully agreed, the conditions relating to Mr Wade’s death and the…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillIt is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. First, as hon. Members will hopefully recognise, I am not my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Ms…16 Oct 2020