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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of the level of hospitalisations as one of the key factors and conditions for exit, as set out by the Prime Minister. The good…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am very grateful for my right hon. Friend’s support in the way that he puts it. I have been talking to my Australian counterparts about the approach that they take, not least…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe rigour and the security of both home quarantine and hotel quarantine are important. It is a matter of the degree of risk, and that is why we have attempted to strike the…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI refer to the answer I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper). Absolutely, testing is a very important part of this, as I set out in the statement.09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThat is exactly our goal, and we have been working very hard with the carriers and airport operators to put this new scheme in place. There is further work to do in the days…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI talk to my Israeli counterpart regularly, and I am impressed by the effort that Israel has delivered on to vaccinate its population. I am very happy to look into the detailed…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe measures I have outlined today relate to passenger travel. There is, of course, a testing regime already in place for accompanied freight. There is a difference between this…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI agree with my hon. Friend that a combination of mass testing, vaccinations and tough enforcement is not only right to deal with this virus but, as he says, fair for people who…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is right, first, that we must keep the red list under review; and secondly, crucially, that strong protections at the border are part of defending and safely…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe risk of mutations absolutely can and will be managed through the evolution of vaccines, in the way that the annual flu jab changes each year and allows us to protect…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI spoke to my Irish opposite number, Minister Donnelly, this morning and he has assured me that that data will be provided appropriately and securely; we have been working…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI will absolutely look into the suggestion that my hon. Friend makes, which is all about making sure that we reach out to people at a moment when everybody, or almost everybody,…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYes, of course I will.09 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19On 5 January 2021, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 (All Tier Regulations) were amended. These amendments instructed people…04 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. The second doses are important. Although the time from the first dose to the second is 12 weeks, that does not make it any less important that we have the vaccines ready. We…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAbsolutely. Sefton Council leads on this particular outbreak, but I understand that there are some residents in Lancashire who are in that postcode area. The website sets out…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI have always loved Rugby, and the idea that Rugby is going to deliver on everyone in categories 1 to 4 having an offer of a jab a week early is music to my ears. I am delighted…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will take those representations to my Cabinet colleagues, as I know that they are working hard to ensure that everybody gets the support they need.02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, may I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman’s leadership in his local area and community in demonstrating how important it is to get the jab, as so many colleagues across the…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have put in place the £500 support to ensure that everybody can afford to self-isolate. As for the South African variant that has been discovered in Southport, we are, with the…02 Feb 2021