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HANSARD Public HealthLet us assume, based on the timings that have been announced, that the results of the global travel taskforce are going to be announced when the House is not sitting. May I get an…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityI was slightly disturbed to note in one of the report’s conclusions that Ministers who appeared in front of the Committee in place of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster were…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityNo—my right hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd West referred to that. This was a slide that was leaked to Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor, which referred to hospital…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely). That theme of trust is one that I will return to. I thank the members of the Committee…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityNo, I do not think that they did entirely. This also highlights the danger of important decisions being announced at press conferences, not in the House. At that particular time,…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityOn ministerial accountability, I accept that the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is incredibly busy, but it is the central responsibility of Ministers, however busy they are,…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I add my congratulations to all those who have been involved in the fantastic vaccine roll-out that the Secretary of State set out in his statement? It is obviously breaking…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCoronavirusLet me deal with the two fundamental choices that we face today. The first is on the Government’s regulations implementing the road map that the Prime Minister set out. I am not…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusI read with great care my hon. Friend’s article on ConservativeHome this morning. He refers to the modelling that Imperial and Warwick did. I went through that in some detail, but…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusOn that point about the take-up and the efficacy, one thing that the chief medical officer said was that the timings in the road map were driven by some of the modelling that the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusTo come back very briefly on that final point, if deaths and hospitalisations are what is important, is the Secretary of State able to confirm the information that was published…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusI am grateful for the Secretary of State’s judgment and I will try not to test his patience again. He mentioned that there are some very valuable administrative measures. If they…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Levelling UpThe last award of funds to my constituency, from the Getting Building Fund last year, has already been worked on and constructed; a fantastic construction industry training centre…16 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe first thing I want to say, reflecting on the Chancellor’s excellent Budget speech, is that in an emergency—that is what we have faced over the past year—it is right for the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapFirst, I thank the Prime Minister for the measures to get our children back to school on 8 March, which is very welcome—it is something we have called for, and I think he should…22 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I felt it would be helpful to the House to explain why I objected to that statutory instrument. It was debated yesterday in a Committee,…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdatePolicies are often easy to announce and difficult to end. The chief scientific adviser says that covid is with us forever, and it will presumably continue to mutate into new…09 Feb 2021HANSARDHEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ALL TIERS) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021
HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ALL TIERS AND SELF-ISOLATION) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021I am grateful. That should therefore deal with the payment issue. My second point comes back to the point that the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston raised about my…08 Feb 2021HANSARDHEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ALL TIERS) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021
HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ALL TIERS AND SELF-ISOLATION) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021On the point of notification information, I understand that now, to improve the contact rates, if Test and Trace notifies someone that they have to self-isolate, and there are…08 Feb 2021HANSARDHEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ALL TIERS) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021
HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ALL TIERS AND SELF-ISOLATION) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. It is also a great pleasure to see the Minister in her place. I know that she is assiduous in her duties. I am…08 Feb 2021