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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI hope so. The great limiting factor remains supply. We get them out as fast as we get them in; there is not a stockpile waiting. My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady kind of answered the question in the question, when she said that everybody wants to see face-to-face education. The thing is that in a classroom setting, being able…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYes, Teesside is playing it part. In fact, earlier today I met Ben Houchen, the newly re-elected Mayor of Teesside, to talk about what more we can do to invest in Teesside—in the…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYes, we are opening up vaccinations for those aged 37 tomorrow, and anybody in Salford who is in one of the eligible groups and has not been vaccinated should come forward. If you…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI pay tribute to the team who have put together the managed quarantine service, which has run remarkably smoothly for such a complicated operation. They are always very happy to…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThere is one other person who my hon. Friend did not add to the list, probably due to modesty, and that is himself. He has worked incredibly hard over the last few days to get the…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am afraid I do not agree with the hon. Lady’s characterisation of the situation, not least because the approach we are taking in Bolton did work effectively in south London. We…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe will find out the results in the next few weeks. Of course, the right hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) may have been so cheerful in his opening remarks…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateAs the hon. Lady knows, we are building 48 new hospitals over this decade. Forty of those have been set out, but there are a further eight slots, so she may want to work with Hull…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe red, amber and green lists reflect the risks in other places around the world. The amber list means that people need to quarantine at home, the red list means that they need…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am delighted that we managed to sort out the wrinkle that we had with the supplies of vaccine to Scunthorpe. It was a really good example of how this should work: my hon. Friend…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point that we cannot stress enough. We all, especially developed countries, have a role to play in making sure that we get the…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady shakes her head. We listen to the scientists and, crucially, balance both the public health advice and the impact on education. Therefore, we have a more localised…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYes, of course. My hon. Friend puts it very wisely. As the Member of Parliament for Burton, which is famous for its beer and its pubs, she no doubt speaks for her whole…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend is quite right to ask all those questions. In fact, I met Simon Stevens and the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment about the matter this morning, because…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYes. My hon. Friend will no doubt have seen the letter sent out from Dr Nikki Kanani, who is the medical director of primary care for NHS England, reiterating the point that it is…17 May 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Restrictions RegulationsThe Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 SI 2020/750 came into force on 18 July 2020 and have now been extended until 17 July 2021.…13 May 2021HANSARDContingent Liabilities Notification: NIHR National Biosample CentreMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation (Lord Bethell of Romford) has today made the following written ministerial statement: The National…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Antivirals TaskforceI would like to update the House on the establishment of the Government’s new covid-19 antivirals taskforce. Following the success of the vaccines and therapeutics taskforces, Her…20 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe latter question is really a question tied to the certification work. We have not hitherto, as my hon. Friend well knows, said that the rules for people who are vaccinated…19 Apr 2021