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HANSARDPublic HealthToday, we are debating some travel restrictions about self-isolation, but the other restrictions are covered by different legislation and therefore they are not relevant to this…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI speak for myself in saying that I have changed my habits with regard to hand washing since the pandemic began, much to the detriment of my skin. We can take simple measures that…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI reiterate that I cannot speak for other people. I am setting out the measures today that we implemented this morning in a timely fashion, and it is those measures that we are…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthAs my right hon. Friend said, the Prime Minister said that we are putting these measures in place, about which I will speak more. I cannot speak for any other person who goes on…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI am sure the people my right hon. Friend is referring to will have heard him loud and clear. We all enjoy socialising but, as he will appreciate, we are in a difficult situation.…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI must make progress. Scientific evidence also shows that all types of face coverings are to some extent effective in reducing the transmission of covid-19 in all settings. This…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthNo; I have been very generous up until now. Anyone who has been notified as testing positive for covid-19, regardless of the variant, will continue to be legally required to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthIn September, the Government set out their autumn and winter plan for fighting the virus, which could be implemented to ensure that the NHS is not overwhelmed. Although we are not…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI have listened to my right hon. Friend very carefully, as I did to my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), and I reiterate that we will not keep these…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI will allow one more intervention and then I will move on.30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI must make progress. Given the potential severity of the consequences of not responding swiftly to this new variant, the Government have taken decisive action to bring back…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI am pleased to bring this wide-ranging debate to a close. We are now almost two years on from when this virus first emerged in Wuhan. Since then, science and disease have been…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI want to continue as many points have been raised and I was very generous in giving way when opening the debate. A debate on this subject would not be complete without the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthAs I said earlier, we are mandating the use of face coverings. I think we are in a different situation now with regards to that.30 Nov 2021HANSARDDraft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No.2) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Member for Nottingham North for his constructive contribution to the debate. He is right that the majority of the measures that have been expired had not been…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI really must make progress. The model estimated the impact of testing and tracing and self-isolation on covid-19 transmission from June 2020 to April 2021. During the period of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthTogether, the impacts of these regulations should combine to help slow down the spread of the omicron variant and give us valuable time to assess how effective our vaccines are as…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI will give way once more and then I must make progress.30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Healthrose —30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI want to reassure my hon. Friend. I heard what he said yesterday, and I have asked my office to look into it further. I will get back to him as soon as I can.30 Nov 2021