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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question. I am pleased to be able to say that we are now rolling out testing to the settings that he describes. This will be rolled…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI think the best way to explain that is that all the data we have on Leicester has been made available to Leicestershire County Council. I pay tribute to Ivan Browne, director of…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe regime for testing NHS staff, which will apply in Leicester and right across the board, is the one recommended by clinicians. The SIREN study starts with an antibody test, but…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, absolutely; we will be publishing imminently the exact details of which wards are included in these measures. That decision is being taken by Leicestershire County Council…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMr Speaker, with permission, I will make a statement on local action to tackle coronavirus. The impact of coronavirus has been deeply felt, yet, thanks to the extraordinary action…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend speaks for Blackpool, and he has a clear voice that people should listen to. The message that people should take away is this: to defeat this virus, we need to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are publishing more data on where tests are done and where those positive test results are based in order to understand better the clusters. On the hon. Lady’s point about the…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TestingReducing healthcare-associated covid-19 infection is a top priority. Today, the NHS has set out plans for testing of NHS staff. This includes continuing to prioritise testing of…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe shadow Secretary of State is far better when he supports the Government than when he pretends to oppose them. We have all seen him explaining why the steps that the Government…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we sign trade deals around the world, we will have enhanced animal and food standards in this country, and of course the Food Standards Agency plays a vital role in ensuring…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. She may have seen this morning that in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia has been put back into lockdown because of a local outbreak. So…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will bring forward that White Paper. The work has been ongoing even while we have been dealing with coronavirus. As far as I am concerned, the Wessely review is one of the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. When we set up the loneliness strategy in 2018, when I was the Culture Secretary, I had no idea that covid-19 would make it so vital. I very much hope that, in England…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsBecause this is a big team effort by a combination of public and private sector partners. I pay tribute to Deloitte, without which the testing programme would not be possible. I…23 Jun 2020HANSARDInfant Mental Health AwarenessI understand that Infant Mental Health Awareness Week was a great success. There is much to be gained from seeing the world through a baby’s eyes.23 Jun 2020HANSARDTest and TraceObviously, as soon as possible. I agree very strongly with the hon. Lady about the importance of contact tracing—the Test and Trace programme is one of the largest of its kind—to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTest and TraceThat is an incredibly important question. Of course, I would add Northern Ireland to that group. We have regular meetings. I have a weekly call with my counterparts in the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTest and TraceYes.23 Jun 2020HANSARDTest and TraceIt is very strange taking these questions from the SNP spokesman, given that I am working with the SNP Government on resolving exactly these problems in Scotland, and maybe the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTest and TraceI have not got those data exactly— [Interruption.] Perhaps the Opposition would care to engage on the substance, rather than not taking this seriously. Yesterday, we delivered the…23 Jun 2020