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HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI must finish; I am sorry. In conclusion, we will continue to work across the whole Start for Life system to improve health and development outcomes for our youngest citizens. We…09 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI am short of time, so I will continue. Some 300,000 of the most vulnerable families will be supported with an extra £200 million boost to the Government’s supporting families…09 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI thank the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney), my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) and the hon. Member for Newcastle upon…09 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Vaccination StrategyThe criteria for who should receive a third dose are set by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. We take its recommendations and roll things out according to that…08 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Vaccination StrategyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) for bringing this important debate to the House and for his kind words about the success of the covid-19…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI think it is important that everybody takes personal responsibility and makes sure that they protect themselves. As we know, people were shielding last winter, but we did not…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsThe hon. Lady raises an important issue. However, it is important that, for that individual whose GP is not able to give them a jab, they have words with their hospital consultant…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsNo death is acceptable and my condolences go to everyone who has lost somebody in this terrible pandemic. Our best wall of defence is through vaccinations. Vaccinations do work,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will update the House on our covid-19 vaccination programme. It is less than a year since Margaret Keenan made history by becoming the first person…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsNinety per cent. of the adult population have had their first dose, and 8 million people have taken up the opportunity to have a booster jab. That is a successful vaccination…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI thank my right hon. Friend for his questions. I reiterate on the antivirals that we are working across government and the NHS to urgently get this treatment to patients. As he…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI thank the hon. Lady for her update on what is happening in Scotland. I commend those involved in the roll-out of the vaccination programme in Scotland. We can all learn lessons…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI think my hon. Friend has already got his message over loud and clear to his CCG, but we can have further discussions if he finds that has not worked.04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI agree with the hon. Lady that it is so important to protect our youngsters. A lot of investment has gone into making sure that there is ventilation in schools, but I will talk…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsMy hon. Friend makes a good point: I do not know why the pharmaceutical companies come up with these tongue-tying names for their drugs. As I said earlier, we need to make sure…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. I find it really concerning that one in six people in hospital with covid are unvaccinated pregnant women and it is an issue that I…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI reassure my hon. Friend that we always look at ways to make it easier for people to get their booster, as well as for people to get their first and second jabs and their flu…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsI can reassure my hon. Friend that there is no problem at all with the supply of vaccines; we have plenty of supply. He talks about schools. The vaccine programme in schools is…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesMy hon. Friend is right that e-cigarettes are just a gateway to stopping smoking completely. That is the ultimate goal. We want to ensure that people go from smoking to…01 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesI welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s support on the issue we are talking about and on our ambitions to make this country smoke free by 2030. On the MHRA, the updated guidance…01 Nov 2021