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HANSARDEU Joint Procurement Programme for PPEI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point. We will co-operate not just with our European neighbours, but with other countries in the fight against covid-19. He is…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Covid-19The hon. Gentleman provides a helpful list of conditions, but it is none of those. It is plain prudence. Were we to perpetuate our membership of the European Union-lite through…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Covid-19I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. There have been cordial conversations and negotiations between our negotiator David Frost and Michel Barnier, and I…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Manufacture: UK BusinessesI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for the work that he, along with so many others, has done in order that generous offers of support can be processed efficiently. As I…04 May 2020HANSARDTransition Period: ExtensionThis Government always put pragmatism and the interests of the British people first. The hon. Lady mentioned a YouGov poll. There was another poll, on 12 December last year; it…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Manufacture: UK BusinessesEvery NHS and careworker must get the personal protective equipment they need. That is why we have appointed Lord Deighton to lead a national effort to boost PPE production and to…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Joint Procurement Programme for PPEI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Owing to an initial communication problem, the UK did not receive the invitation in time to join the four EU joint procurements, including…04 May 2020HANSARDTransition Period: ExtensionAs I think Members will appreciate given previous exchanges, the Government will not be extending the transition period. Indeed, Parliament has legislated to prevent Ministers…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Manufacture: UK BusinessesWe have received 12,789 offers of help with the provision of PPE and 10,436 of those companies have now been contacted. I am sure that the House appreciates that many of those who…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Covid-19I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the point he makes. There will not be a no-deal Brexit; we have a deal, and that deal was legislated for in the House of Commons. I think…04 May 2020HANSARDDigital Identity and gov.uk Verify ProgrammeI would like to update the House on the gov.uk Verify programme and the provision of digital identity services to Government, following the written ministerial statement of 9…29 Apr 2020HANSARDContingent Liability: Ventilator CapacityDuring the course of the coronavirus outbreak, the Government’s strategy to increase ventilator capacity has focused on procuring more devices from existing manufacturers…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has been in touch regularly with local authority leaders and chief executives to make…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesMy hon. Friend is absolutely spot on. Of course, we recognise the competence of the devolved Administrations in their respective areas, but in dealing with the pandemic I have…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesMy hon. Friend makes a very important point that I will take into account as we consider how we relax restrictions.28 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesThe hon. Gentleman raises an incredibly important point. The Home Secretary has updated my ministerial implementation group on some of the increased risks of child abuse during…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesMy hon. Friend is right. Cornwall is beautiful and visiting it is a pleasure, but at the moment, and for some time to come, don’t.28 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point. Testing is something that needs to be done in a co-ordinated way across the United Kingdom. It is the case that the incidence of…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes an absolutely spot-on point. We will engage with the unions that serve so many public sector workers so well and, as well as engaging with Frances…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesAs I mentioned earlier, we have had 10,256 offers overall for support with supply, manufacture and distribution of PPE. We have had 192 specific offers of support for the…28 Apr 2020