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HANSARD Covid-19If the hon. Member will bear with me, I will continue. The NAO examined potential conflicts of interests involving Ministers and the awarding of contracts and found none. Its…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19The NAO report to which the hon. Member refers highlights that we were acting with “extreme urgency” in a global market where demand exceeded supply. It also states that the…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered covid-19. Yesterday, there was an increase of 19,609 cases of coronavirus in the UK, and sadly we recorded 529 deaths. I am sure I…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I will give way briefly, but then I would like to push on.18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I am going to push on a little bit, and then I will give way again. This enormous national effort has put our country on a strong footing for today and for years to come. We are…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I would be happy to hear from the hon. Member, who champions radiotherapy.18 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment SuppliesI am sorry, Mr Speaker, but it is that old habit from being a mother of four. We procure goods and services, as I have said, with extreme urgency in accordance with procurement…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment SuppliesI would like to thank the hon. Gentleman. In the main, many of our frontline operators are getting it free—social care, general practice, dentistry, optometry and so on. The…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment SuppliesWe have a four-month stockpile of all covid-critical PPE in place. Thanks must go to the tremendous contribution from UK manufacturers, including Honeywell in Motherwell in…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment SuppliesThe global pandemic presented us with unprecedented challenges in securing the volumes of PPE required. We moved swiftly in order to make sure that we kept people safe. We…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment SuppliesOur plan on PPE has to be to stabilise the system and build resilience. That was outlined in the PPE strategy published on 28 September. [Interruption.] Children! Thank you.17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental Services and Mouth Cancer DiagnosisI recognise the hon. Lady’s concern in this area. I assure her that I am working closely with NHS Improvement and the chief dental officer. I have held several meetings over the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental Services and Mouth Cancer DiagnosisThis Mouth Cancer Action Month is a timely reminder that everybody should seek advice if they are worried. Early in the first wave, dental services were suspended, but rapidly,…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: DistributionOn top of the positive news this week of two vaccines, a covid vaccine will be deployed only once it has met robust standards on safety, effectiveness and quality through clinical…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: DistributionFirst, I would like to place on record my enormous thanks to Liverpool and its local leadership for how it has helped us with repatriating from Wuhan and with the mass testing. I…17 Nov 2020HANSARDBreast Cancer Diagnosis and Services: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I have an awful lot to cover and less than 10 minutes to respond, if I am going to give my hon. Friend the Member for…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I have only two minutes left. I would be happy to take the matter up with my hon. Friend afterwards. I cannot speak for the Chancellor, but I know he will have heard the…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I thank everybody who has contributed to the debate and to the tone of it. I add my personal thanks to all those who are working on the frontline and in public services. This has…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 VaccineThank you, Mr Dowd. I will try to be concise. We have covered an awful lot of ground, and to give my hon. Friend the Member for North Herefordshire (Bill Wiggin) his two minutes—10 Nov 2020HANSARDObesity: Covid-19What a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. My first very pleasant duty is to thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate.…10 Nov 2020