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HANSARDCoronavirusThe critical point about vaccine development for coronavirus is that if we cannot be sure that a vaccine is safe, we cannot put it into large numbers of people for a disease with…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusNo, it is not the position. The Prime Minister was explaining why we have taken the decisions that we have.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThat is a really important point, and the advice now is, as for everybody else, that they should wash their hands, follow the public health advice and catch sneezes and coughs. We…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusAbsolutely. This is a national effort, and a national effort involves the Government, the NHS, every single individual, local authorities, local resilience fora and local police.…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes, very shortly.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusAs I said, we see no purpose for suspending Parliament, and parliamentary accountability is very important, as is the legislative power of Parliament.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThis is an extremely important consideration, because in keeping people safe from coronavirus we also need to support people to live their normal lives. Many people rely on…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes, we are working with all the local resilience forums and the local authorities, which are crucial parts of them.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMHCLG is working on and leading on the first of those, which is very important, and the Treasury is leading on the second.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI am tempted to give my right hon. Friend a clinical answer, but instead I will ask one of the chief medical officer’s team to write to him.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI agree with my right hon. Friend wholeheartedly on the first point. On the second, it is absolutely true that the MOD is working alongside the Department for International…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusWe are all in agreement that nobody, including those who are self-employed, should be penalised for doing the right thing. How we get that support to them is a different question,…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe Foreign Office will be putting out more information, because it leads in that policy area. We will be repatriating the Brits and we are working with the Americans to ensure…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes, that would be a pleasure.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe most important thing is to follow the advice from Public Health England. We now have in place well-established routes to ensure that all headteachers get the appropriate…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI urge all companies, especially the large companies that, as the hon. Lady said, use an awful lot of self-employed workers to deliver their services, to look at what Hermes has…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusWe absolutely are, not only in terms of any measures that we take and how they might have to be amended for key workers, but also because, critically, when it comes to school…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes, absolutely, and if my right hon. Friend could bring the individual concerns to my attention, I would be very happy to look into them.09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusWe are, of course, working with Public Health England on making sure that we have the right answers should this happen. Looking into what happens on cruise ships and what advice…09 Mar 2020