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HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThis was, of course, a cross-Government decision, which is why I am here. It is the medicines that will be using that capacity. In the Hancock family, we are very proud of…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentIf the hon. Lady really, really believes what she just said, it is incumbent on her to vote for the deal.04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThe Transport Secretary is working hard on making sure that we can improve the transport system.04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThere is a notable difference in tone, is there not, between those who care about ensuring that people get the supply of medicines in future, and those who want to make political…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentIt is very important that we always remember that this is taxpayers’ money. One of the duties of Government is to use taxpayers’ money to keep people safe, and that means having…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentAccess to radioisotopes is precisely through the aviation route—that is exactly what I said to the hon. Lady last time, and I say it to her again today.04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentI think I have mentioned that the point of this settlement was to ensure the unhindered supply of medicines, which is very much a matter for me as Health Secretary. People…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentI mentioned in my statement that the pharmaceutical industry has stepped up to the plate and acted extremely responsibly in order to put in place the stockpiling that is necessary…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentOf course that matters enormously, too. Although medicines are the category 1 prioritised goods that will be using the extra procured capacity safeguarded by this settlement,…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentI would like to update the House on the settlement that the Government have reached with Eurotunnel, which will help to deliver the unhindered supply of vital medicines and…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You are an esteemed and eloquent Member of this House, as you often say to us, and you have just made a comment about what this case was about.…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentNo. It is clear that we needed to ensure that there were no risks around the two contracts for the capacity that we need to bring in an unhindered supply of medicines, whatever…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentI can go even further than that: it will not be paid over unless it is being spent on security, resilience and other measures, so we will get some of the improvements that my hon.…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentWe have a multifaceted approach to making sure that we have an unhindered supply of medicines, and stockpiling is of course another important part of that. The vast majority of…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentIn listening to that, I notice that the hon. Gentleman did not disagree with the decision we made on Friday. That decision was to ensure that we have the ferry capacity in place…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentMy hon. Friend is quite right to support a deal and the action that we have taken in case there is no deal. That is the position that anybody who cares about the unhindered supply…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentI find it astonishing that Members on the Opposition Benches continue to make the case that this is not about medicines; it is all about medicines, because that is what we are…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrEP Impact TrialOn 30 January, we announced that we will increase access to PrEP, doubling the number of people who can receive this potentially life-saving HIV prevention drug.19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am absolutely delighted to welcome the work of the group, which has raised so much money, and of my hon. Friend, who stands up and makes the case for Rugby. More broadly, we…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the event of a problem at the Dover-Calais strait, we will bring in radioisotopes by air, and we have already contracted an aircraft to ensure that that happens. That part of…19 Feb 2019