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HANSARDCovid-19I discussed this issue with the hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth). The delivery of support to make sure that nobody is penalised for doing the right thing is…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes. That is an incredibly important point that I discuss regularly with the Foreign Secretary.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I will look into that question and get back to the hon. Gentleman.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I am absolutely delighted at the response of the private hospitals which are rising to that challenge, and we are working very closely with them.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, that is very important. I was in Cardiff on Friday to discuss that with my opposite number who attended the Cobra meeting today. We are working very closely with the Welsh…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, of course, I will keep both of those under review.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, there is. We have been absolutely overwhelmed with the positive response to the national effort for building ventilators. That email address is up and running, and we are…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19We are looking at the impact of all the decisions that different countries have taken. There will be lots of consequences should we take the decision to close schools, but we have…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I will look into the second point. On the first point, those conversations are happening.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19It is of course a matter that I discuss with the Transport Secretary, who I am sure will be coming to the House sooner rather than later.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I will absolutely take that concern directly back to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Because our advice to everybody is to reduce unnecessary social contact to protect themselves.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Of course, volunteers have a huge role to play in doing jobs that work for their skillset, but an incredibly high set of skills are needed to support some people—for instance, the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19We are distributing personal protective equipment across the NHS from the stockpiles and supplies that we have in place for this purpose, but we are also seeking to enhance the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19We address that in the advice, and this is a very important point. We have taken advice on how to respond to the crisis, including from our ethics committee, which includes…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19These are all important considerations. The financial ones are of course a question for the Treasury, which is looking at how to address all these things.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19That is a matter that the Education Secretary is considering.16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19This is an issue that I discussed with the hon. Member for Leicester South, the shadow Health Secretary, earlier today. The package of measures in the Budget addresses it as much…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Now that there is onward transmission in the UK, those sorts of measures are less efficacious. Of course, we have been doing that all along and strengthening it, but there are…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19We are making it constantly.16 Mar 2020