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HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outClearly, the IT underpinnings of this project are critical. The Pinnacle system is working well, but we are constantly monitoring it to make sure that it supports the roll-out of…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outI am proud that the NHS began vaccinating patients against covid-19 on 8 December, at the start of the biggest immunisation programme in British history. I am delighted to tell…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTerminally Ill People: End of Life OptionsCare at the end of life is a crucial part of our health and care system, and we are committed to improving the quality of care for those at the end of life. Current practice is…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course, all these things are being looked at. The pressures on the NHS are very significant. I also want to say to people who have a healthcare condition that is not…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAmong the over-80s we have not put in place a more specific prioritisation, because we need to ensure that the programme can get to all the over-80s as fast and efficiently as…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to add my congratulations to Christina McAnea. It is another sign of progress in this country to see the first female leader of Unison, and I look forward to talking to her…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have made that commitment and it is incredibly important that vaccinations are offered to everybody in care homes. The NHS is working hard to deliver on that with its…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, we launched our UK vaccines delivery plan, which sets out how we will vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people every day, starting with the most vulnerable and staff…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted that there is going to be a mass vaccination centre. I can give that assurance—we are working as hard as we possibly can to ensure that all the equipment is there.…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTerminally Ill People: End of Life OptionsI am very happy to look at the suggestion that my right hon. Friend makes on this very sensitive subject. We want to see the highest possible standards of patient safety and, of…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe importance of tackling health inequalities and levelling up parts of the country that have so much opportunity, such as Stockton, but need further support to unleash that…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific Evidence Base for Government ResponseWe will absolutely have vaccines being delivered on the Isle of Wight before 15 July—indeed, we will have them there before 15 February. We are committed to offering a vaccine to…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outWe do now provide daily statistics on the roll-out of the vaccine, and we will provide more data as the system matures and the roll-out advances. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outIt is so important to get the vaccine to care homes. Over a quarter of care home residents have now received their first dose of the vaccine, and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outThere are very significant pressures on the NHS. On the specific question about oxygen supplies, the limitation is not the supply of oxygen itself; it is the ability to get the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsExtra funding is available through the NHS Test and Trace budget for state schools for the testing programme. We are working with independent schools to make sure that they can…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Innova Lateral Flow TestsLateral flow tests are incredibly important to be able to find people who otherwise we would not be able to find. One in three people has this disease without knowing it, and…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentSome 99% of GP surgeries are members of primary care networks. The very small minority that are not are being dealt with to ensure that we have fair access to vaccines, and they…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outEverybody will be able to get a jab locally. We are committed to ensuring that across England a local vaccination centre will be available within 10 miles of where everyone lives.…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outWe distribute the vaccine supplies that are available according to population, so it is based on the Barnett formula. In Scotland, of course, the Scottish NHS is delivering. A…12 Jan 2021