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HANSARD CoronavirusI am really glad that my right hon Friend has raised that point, because screening services are so important, including for cancer, which is a subject that has been raised many…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working closely with the beauty industry regarding how it can open in a covid-secure…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes. Our strategy is to drive the virus right down, and as I said in my opening statement, the latest figures show just 352 new cases recorded in the previous 24 hours. We have…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusAs I mentioned, we have put in place the procedures for regular testing of NHS staff, and those procedures are underlined by the clinical analysis. There is a difference between…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusWe are bringing coronavirus under control. Yesterday’s figures showed 352 new cases, the lowest since lockdown began. That is down from over 5,000 a day at the peak. Two hundred…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI have been clear that we have been learning about this virus and how best to deal with it throughout. My admiration for those who work in social care is second to none. One of…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes. We have doubled the intensive care capacity, which, alongside the Nightingale, has been a remarkable achievement of the NHS. There are now green and blue areas in hospitals,…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusIt is true that Rotherham has a higher proportion of positive cases than the country as a whole. Nevertheless, that rate is much lower than it was in Leicester, and we are working…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes. That is an incredibly important point. When people talk about the lives that have sadly been lost to coronavirus and how many might be in the future, we also have to take…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusWe are constantly putting more money into the NHS and have put in an extra £30 billion over the crisis thus far.07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusWe share a common mission in this space, because we have already invested £200 million in expanding diagnostics, and that is an incredibly important part of the reopening of the…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCoronavirus UpdateOn 26 March 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force, imposing restrictions on people’s movements and gatherings, and…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI do not have those figures to hand, but the delivery of PPE through this portal has been a very important part of the response in some parts of the country. I am very glad that,…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusThe decisions that we have taken are based on clinical advice on the risk, because we know that being face to face, when in close contact, is more high-risk than not being face to…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusThe policies we have put in place with the local action are precisely targeted to reduce the risk of a second wave nationally. Nevertheless, as we turn to winter and the weather…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusThe use of face coverings that are not formal face masks is valuable, especially in some circumstances, and therefore it is mandated on public transport and has long been…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI will certainly look into the last point. However, that categorisation is not quite right. The beauty industry is an important industry in and of its own right. While we do still…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI take my hon. Friend’s point very seriously. We are planning significant investment in the health service in Hampshire. That has to be done in a way that enhances services…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes, I would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and the group. This is an incredibly important issue and one that is very close to my heart. I think that many in this House…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusThe hon. Gentleman has repeatedly raised this vital question; I think he was the first in the House to raise the importance of restarting cancer services, right at the peak of the…07 Jul 2020