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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is good to be asked a further question by my right hon. Friend. I would like to reassure the House that vaccines continue to be effective in preventing serious illness. Current…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I will definitely look into that. If there is a problem in the system, we will get it fixed.21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I reassure him that a lot of investment is being put into the health service, as I am sure he is aware, to ensure that we can tackle…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseThe Government have been extremely generous in their support throughout this pandemic and will continue to be so.21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseThe Government have a range of measures. We have vaccines; we are world leading on antivirals; and we have lots of other measures. As I go about my constituency, I see many people…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseFirst, let me say a huge thank you to everybody who came forward to take part in clinical trials. Without those volunteers, we would not be where we are today, having the amazing…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for that question. It is really important to make sure that people understand that, if they had their second jab six months ago, plus one week to allow for…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI have spoken to numerous stakeholders with regard to my portfolio. I reassure the hon. Lady that we address the issues as and when we need to.21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI reassure the hon. Gentleman that I am wearing my face covering today out of choice and because I believe it is the right thing to do.21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI reassure my hon. Friend that there is a lot of communication through schools and directly to parents and children to ensure that they understand the importance of 12 to…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponsePlan A outlines the guidance that is in place and that is the guidance that people should be following. It is up to individuals to work out what works for them and what is best…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseThere is a chance I might sound like a broken record, but our vaccines really are our wall of defence and our first line of defence. We must continue to make sure that everybody…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI am disappointed in the hon. Lady’s approach, because we have led the way not only in vaccines, sourcing them very early on, but in antivirals. It is fantastic news that we were…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseLike my right hon. Friend, I look forward to the time when we do not need to wear face coverings, because I love to see everybody’s smiling faces. However, we need to make sure…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseThe hon. Lady raises the issue of the differential uptake in different age groups. This is why the Government and the NHS have been keen to reach out to different age groups…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseWe laid before the House our autumn and winter plan, which outlines the non-pharmaceutical interventions on which people can make their own decisions, because we believe people…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseMy right hon. Friend is right to say that the number of hospitalisations is now lower than it was a few months ago. People do not need to wait to be contacted by their GP,…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseOur vaccines programme has really created a wall of defence. We are in plan A, and there is still more that can be done as part of plan A. That is why I am calling on the 4.7…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI reassure my hon. Friend that we are following plan A and we still have more to do in plan A to put in place all the measures to protect our communities—people in constituencies…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseI thank my right hon. Friend for his questions. I would like to reassure him that I have regular meetings with the Prime Minister and that the Prime Minister takes the vaccine…21 Oct 2021