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HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateI highly, 100%, wholeheartedly agree with my right hon. Friend. The model that we established in the vaccines taskforce—of the holy trinity of business, academia and civil service…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateYes.18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the support that we are giving to the NHS and social care to help recover from the pandemic. Before…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy hon. Friend has put her finger on a certain irony in two different positions that our European friends are taking at the same time. The best thing to say is that I hope that,…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateI would be very happy to ensure that the children of Bite Back 2030 meet the Minister for public health, my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds (Jo Churchill), who leads on…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateYes, absolutely, and we will be writing to all those who are shielding to set out the details so that they get a personal copy of those guidelines. What I would say is that the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateYes, my hon. Friend puts it characteristically well. It is very important to take all considerations into account when making decisions like these. Of course, the precautionary…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateNo. What everybody in Salford and around the country needs to do is make sure that every last effort is made to reach every last person in groups 1 to 9, because they are the most…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateYes, absolutely. It is wonderful to see the joy on my hon. Friend’s face in anticipation of his jab. I hope that he gets the opportunity to change into a short-sleeved shirt,…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateThe need to catch up on the backlog is there across all elective operations and of course that includes those for cancer. The good news is that the NHS has worked incredibly hard,…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateWe have set out the road map based on clinical advice. I am delighted to say that, because of the success of the vaccination programme so far, we are able to proceed down that…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYes, all international passengers are required to comply with the rules. It is the first time I have heard of that particular issue. I will write to the hon. Gentleman to set out…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI do not have those specific figures to hand, but the MHRA—the regulator—regularly publishes what are called adverse events when somebody still has a problem with coronavirus…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am delighted to see any country recognise the life-saving value of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, as we recognise the life-saving value of all that have passed assessment by…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am not sure you were in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, when I addressed that precise question in my statement. Not having the contact details happens in about 0.1% of tests.…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThat is an incredibly important question, and I pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend has done in getting that message out. In Harrow we are vaccinating in mosques, temples,…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI will absolutely ensure that the Minister responsible for vaccine roll-out gets in contact directly with the hon. Lady. This is a massive effort, so there may be logistical…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateToday marks 12 weeks since Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive a clinically approved vaccine for covid-19. She has since been joined by over 20 million…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateCoventry and Warwickshire have done an amazing job, and I was very pleased to see them top the ranks published on Thursday of the areas of England that have vaccinated the most. I…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for asking that question because we have seen, in a minority of areas, a small increase in the number of cases and that does include Kirklees.…02 Mar 2021