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HANSARD CoronavirusYes, absolutely. This is a four-nations approach, and the Welsh CMO is in daily contact with the English CMO, the Scottish CMO and the Northern Irish CMO. Indeed, they are also…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI understand where the hon. Gentleman is coming from. The issues he raises are matters for the House authorities, and I am sure they will have noted his comments.11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI am grateful for the constructive tone in which the hon. Gentleman asked the questions. This is an example of the House working well, because he and I have sometimes had cross…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusAbsolutely. I agree very much with the hon. Lady about the importance of sign language and the signing of this session. I thank the House authorities for arranging it. Yes, new…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusToday we have upgraded the response to flights coming back from Italy. I understand some of the concerns raised earlier in the week. We have put an awful lot of effort in with the…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes, we will publish more on this in very short order. Some of the changes in this area will be in the Bill, but some will be in secondary legislation, so that they can go at a…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusMy hon. Friend is right, and along with the International Development Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary is working hard to ensure that through funds from the…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusAs my right hon. Friend knows, we are inviting and encouraging recent retirees and health care leavers back in, and we will provide for some of that in the Bill. We are also…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI am afraid that is not how we are thinking about it, as that implies a perfect world in which things are available and not in demand around the world. Our approach to…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes, absolutely. My hon. Friend has brought that to my attention before. We have done research into it, and we are working with over two dozen commercial companies that have tests…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes.11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for the tone that he has adopted and for his full support for keeping Parliament open. He raised the issue of statutory sick pay.…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusWe are increasing the number of beds, and, by moving away from some of the elective activity, making more beds available. However, I want to pick my hon. Friend up on one thing:…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusAbsolutely. We are looking daily at how every country in the world is responding, to try to find the very best response. That is part of the science. The Scientific Advisory Group…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusYes, Ofsted absolutely will take a lenient view of the impact of coronavirus on what happens in schools. When it comes to the broader point about what households should do when…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusAbsolutely. I want to pass on my condolences to the family and loved ones of all those who have died, including my hon. Friend’s constituent. I know that the hospital, with which…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusFirst, the Leader of the House, Mr Speaker and the House of Commons Commission, advised by Public Health England, are best placed to come forward with guidance on the details of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Health GrantNo, and that is why I have just announced that every local authority will see a real-terms increase in their grant allocation so that that does not have to happen.10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course care staff too are absolutely vital in the national effort to address coronavirus, not least because of the increased risk to many people who are in residential settings…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is also an incredibly important issue that we are considering and working on. We will make sure that we address any barriers to social care operating. In all contingency…10 Mar 2020