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HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleMy hon. Friend’s constituency is very near mine, so I suspect that our constituencies have a similar perspective on that. I am happy to give her the reassurance she seeks.15 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleAs I have set out, I believe we have made an extremely strong and successful start with our track and trace system. Baroness Harding, who is heading that piece of work, has made…15 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleI am happy to give my hon. Friend the assurance she seeks. We are very much aware that time matters, and this review is being conducted as swiftly and as rigorously as it can be.15 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleThroughout, the Government have taken advice from the best scientists and clinicians we have available, and we have looked around the world as well. That is exactly what this…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EU Procurement SchemesThe Government did act in looking at all previous modelling and all previous exercises. That is why the UK was well prepared. Let me take the example of ventilators, which she…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EU Procurement SchemesI gently say to the right hon. Gentleman that there is no suggestion of any decision having been influenced in the way that he suggests. Indeed, the permanent under-secretary at…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community HospitalsPublic safety remains the Government’s top priority, and we have been clear that the NHS will get whatever funding it needs to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. As such, as a…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community HospitalsLet me start by putting on the record my thanks to our amazing NHS and social care workforce at this time. As my hon. and gallant Friend is aware, the Government are committed to…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EU Procurement SchemesThe UK has confirmed that we will participate in the current joint EU procurement scheme on therapeutics for covid-19 that is soon to launch. Owing to an initial communication…05 May 2020HANSARDPublic HealthThese sets of regulations were made by the Secretary of State on 26 March and 21 April respectively. Following the return of the House after the Easter recess, they are rightly…04 May 2020HANSARDPublic HealthI beg to move, That the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 350), dated 26 March 2020, a copy of which was laid before this…04 May 2020HANSARDPublic HealthToday we have had in this Chamber a very important debate on regulations that, while absolutely necessary to help beat covid-19, are having a profound effect on people’s lives and…04 May 2020HANSARD Supermarkets’ Role in Tackling Childhood ObesityThe hon. Gentleman gently tries to tempt me into an area that is perhaps more properly the remit of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. I do take the point…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Supermarkets’ Role in Tackling Childhood ObesityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) on securing this important debate, and on…18 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The hon. Lady will know that the four categories I have just referred to are the four categories we explicitly referred to in the manifesto on which we were elected. As she knows,…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The hon. Gentleman and, indeed, my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers) are both strong advocates for Stockton and for the hospital there. I very much enjoyed…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I hear what the hon. Gentleman says. As ever, he is a vocal champion for his constituents and his hospital. I say very gently that recent events have slightly impacted on my…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I set out in my remarks just now exactly where they would come from—from a variety of different sources. We have already seen, from the latest numbers for nurse recruitment, for…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The NHS has robust procedures in place to ensure the continuity of medical supplies. In respect of supplies bought over the counter, I urge people not to stockpile, to behave…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The hon. Lady tempts me a second time. How can I say no?16 Mar 2020