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HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I reassure the hon. Gentleman that, first, we are working across the four nations, because the situation needs an entire-United Kingdom response, and secondly, we are working…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The hon. Gentleman makes a good point, which, almost to a degree, goes back to the point made by the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) about giving people greater…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I suspect that Chinese building regulations and similar are possibly a little different from the processes in this country when it comes to speed, but the hon. Gentleman makes a…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I will take one more intervention before I move on.16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)My right hon. Friend is right to highlight the challenges for particular sectors that are posed by what is currently happening, and he is right to mention the hotel and…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)My hon. Friend makes an important point. The Treasury, my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and others are in conversations with the industry more broadly—I…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)As ever, the hon. Lady makes a sensitive and sensible point. She is right that clarity in definitions and the language that is used is important. I do not want to pre-empt what my…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. 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)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)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 2020HANSARDNew Hospital ProjectsI agree entirely. I am looking forward to visiting it with my right hon. Friend soon.10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is vital that the people of Grantham are able to access 24-hour care for both accident and emergency and urgent treatment needs. I urge my hon. Friend to continue to work with…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome, as I am sure we all do, the huge advances in HIV/AIDS care and treatment in recent years. The hon. Member and her trust came to see me recently to discuss this case.…10 Mar 2020HANSARDNew Hospital ProjectsWe have announced £2.7 billion of funding for six new hospital schemes under HIP1—the first tranche of the health infrastructure plan; and £100 million of seed funding for a…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right. I do not intend to prejudge the consultation, but I agree that his constituents should look very carefully at the evidence of what it will do to save…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. The fact that the money is being invested is largely due to his campaigning efforts and those of his colleagues. I look forward…10 Mar 2020HANSARDNew Hospital ProjectsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is indeed excellent news. As he will be aware, the public consultation process is under way. It would be wrong for me to prejudge that, but…10 Mar 2020HANSARDNew Hospital ProjectsI gently say that I am not going to prejudge the outcome of the consultation, in which I am sure that the hon. Lady would encourage others to participate. Regardless of the…10 Mar 2020HANSARDNew Hospital ProjectsAs I have made clear, we have set out the funding for the six new hospitals in the first tranche; we have invested seed funding in the development of the schemes for the further…10 Mar 2020