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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020On 26 March 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force, detailing regulations on social distancing and business and venues…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThis is, of course, a question for the scientists. What matters now is making sure that people—including in Liverpool and across the north-west—get the treatment that they need…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe hon. Gentleman has completely missed the tone and the point of what we are trying to do, as a nation, to pull together in this time of grave difficulty. It is absolutely the…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe development of testing has been at pace throughout this crisis, entirely contrary to the story told by the right hon. Gentleman. We were one of the first countries in the…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseTesting is an area with UK and devolved responsibilities. The drive-through testing sites are being provided right across the UK under a programme being driven by the UK…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe target was set at 100,000 because that is what we estimated was needed—scientific advice was provided into that target—and it is what is practically achievable. As I said, we…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe hon. Lady asks a number of questions. First, on the living wage, all health and social care staff in the UK are paid the living wage, because that is the law. I am very proud…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseWe are ramping up our testing capacity and our capacity for contact tracing in a matter of weeks. We will have it ready to ensure that we can use that capacity as and when the…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseYes, absolutely. It is incredibly important that we support NHS staff to get back to work as much as possible if they are in an area where demand has fallen because people have…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseWe are testing all those who leave hospital for a care home setting, to make sure we control the spread of the disease and stop it moving from that group as much as possible. On…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseYes; that is an incredibly important issue. We want to get non-covid-19 treatment back up and running as quickly as is safely possible. We are of course putting in place the…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseI would like to be absolutely clear—as I was at the Health and Social Care Committee meeting, which was a very good discussion—on the point about cancer treatment. There is some…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseI am terribly sorry; I do not recognise those reports at all. There is no impact at all from Brexit on our coronavirus response. The good news is that thousands of nurses and…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseWe are looking into that question and I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as we have an answer.22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseWe will follow the advice and listen to what SAGE says on masks, and then we will implement that. I cannot promise that we will give everybody free masks. That would be an…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseWell, of course we look at all options. Under the test, track and trace strand, the policy advice on how people should isolate if they test positive is an important part of that.…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThat is an incredibly important question. We have put in place a helpline for all frontline workers in the NHS to ensure that they have the support they need. Working with my hon.…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseI thank the shadow Secretary of State for the approach that he has taken in applying scrutiny, but in a tone that makes it clear that right across the House we are united in our…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on coronavirus. First, may I say how pleased I am that the House is sitting once again? At this important time, it is…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe current level of incidence is unknown until we expand testing yet further, but it is far higher than where it needs to be. Although, as I have said, we have high confidence…22 Apr 2020