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HANSARDNHS Funding BillThe hon. Member is quite right to raise this. There is a Public Health England unit or hub at Heathrow to meet all flights from China now; it met the one flight that has come from…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillOf course. The Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds (Jo Churchill), is responsible for prevention and primary care,…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillI want to make as much progress as I can, Madam Deputy Speaker, as I know that many people want to speak. Another new addition to the policy agenda that has been brought in by the…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillYes. My hon. Friend should know that, on this as on so many things, he and the Prime Minister are absolutely as one. Prevention is an incredibly important part of our plan. After…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillIt is what the British people say.27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillSomebody on the Opposition Front Bench just shouted, “Oh, come on!” when I talked about saving huge amounts of money by reducing by a third the number of people who do not attend…27 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to inform the House about the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China and the UK’s response to protect the British public. As of this…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We had a divert in place for that flight to ensure that it went to a part of Heathrow where there are the procedures and processes to be…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusI appreciate the cross-party approach that is being taken to this outbreak, as reflected in the shadow Minister’s remarks. I shall address the specific points that she raised. On…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusThere is evidence of potential cases of the coronavirus in Hong Kong, although the vast majority of cases are in Wuhan city. We will keep that under review. The advice to my right…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusYes, the advice will be available today in Mandarin and Cantonese. The UK is heavily engaged in the WHO response and, of course, we are engaging with the Chinese Government. That…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusWe are not giving them specific advice. We are giving the same advice to everybody, which is to avoid all non-essential travel to Wuhan, but I am happy to take away the point that…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusI will ensure that the authorities in Manchester are fully apprised of, and keep up to date with, our advice, which, as I say, is based on the best scientific evidence, to make…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusMy hon. Friend raises an important question. There are approximately 11 million people in Wuhan city, including British nationals. As far as we know, we have two UK staff in our…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusThat is right. We have well-established procedures for dealing with a potential outbreak such as this, be it of flu or a coronavirus. Our advice at the moment to the UK public is…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusThe hon. Lady makes an incredibly important point, on which I wholly concur in the round: vaccines are incredibly important and valuable. We have a long-established process for…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusAnybody with concerns, be they a student in Hull or elsewhere, should contact their doctor. As the first port of call, 24 hours a day, they can call NHS 111, which has clinical…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareAbsolutely. I am glad that we resolved the problems with the Countess of Chester Hospital serving patients who live in north Wales. I know that part of the world well, not least…16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI look forward very much to speaking to and working with the new Health Minister in Northern Ireland. I am delighted that there is a ministerial team in Northern Ireland and I pay…16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareYou know you’re talking rubbish.16 Jan 2020