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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, absolutely. Local authorities are critical to this, and we are working with directors of public health as part of the effort.02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI would be happy to talk to the Secretary of State for Defence about that idea, because we are leaning into the global vaccination effort, not just with the funding to COVAX and…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have taken action very rapidly when we have seen rises in cases. The most recent example here in England was, of course, right at the start of this year, when we saw the sharp…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can confirm what the Prime Minister has set out: schools will be the first in the queue for reopening. We will consider the data in the middle of this month, my right hon.…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will ensure that the chief medical officer writes to the hon. Lady setting out the precise clinical details of this point, because while she is right, I do not want to opine on…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe onshoring of vaccine manufacturing is an incredibly important part of our strategy. We were previously very, very good at the research and at the regulation of vaccines, but…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am very happy for either me or one of my team to meet the hon. Lady to discuss this issue and make sure that it is looked into properly.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 UpdateWe of course stand ready to put in place financial support for the devolved nations, should that be needed to tackle outbreaks such as this. We have a constant conversation with…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Prime Minister has set out four metrics that we will follow. Deaths and hospitalisations are two of them, and they are both incredibly important. We expect deaths to fall…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is close to my heart, Madam Deputy Speaker, and across the UK people have done extraordinary things and worked incredibly hard to deliver this vaccine roll-out. We have been…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAll countries that have attempted a zero-covid strategy have found that this virus transmits and gets round the boundaries that have been put in place. There were parts of this…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateTo answer the hon. Gentleman’s many questions, he is absolutely right to raise the importance of coming down hard on the cases of new variants that we have discovered here in the…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI rise to make a statement on the fightback against coronavirus. Across the country, our vaccine roll-out continues at pace. With each vaccine we administer, we are one step…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe vaccine programme has involved enormously hard work by a huge number of people. It is very heartening to see it progress as it is, including in Wimbledon, where it is going…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to ask this critical question. We are doing a huge amount with the scientists and the pharmaceutical industry to develop modified vaccines should…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I am glad to say that we are working with our EU counterparts to ensure the fair distribution and manufacture of vaccines according to signed contracts, which is the right…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. Across England, we have set the goal of having a vaccination centre within 10 miles of where anybody lives. It is harder in more rural parts, such as my hon. Friend’s…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAfter we have completed the vaccination of the clinically extremely vulnerable, there are still many millions of people here who are at risk of dying from this dreadful disease.…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I am happy to work with my hon. Friend. The best thing might be if I ask the Minister for Vaccine Deployment to call him straight away to ensure that his constituent gets the…02 Feb 2021