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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI feel gratitude to everyone in Hull for the work they have done to get case rates down as far as they have. Hull has done well, along with the rest of the Humber area, but we are…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is right. We looked very closely at the southern end of Lincolnshire, which is a long way from where the rates are incredibly elevated around Lincoln, the coast and West…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are absolutely determined to build back better. That needs to involve tackling long-term underlying health inequalities. A huge programme of work will be needed to do that,…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe advice I have and the answer to the hon. Gentleman is, I hope, as few as possible—especially as we get the vaccine rolling out. I want to pick up something he said about this…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have plans in place to ensure that the vaccine can continue to be distributed whatever the outcome of the discussions on a future trading arrangement with the EU.17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes; if my right hon. Friend has the test reference number I will get on to it right away. If NHS Test and Trace has not contacted the owner, that might imply that he does not…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI look at all these sorts of reports, as does the team at the Department, constantly to try to learn. Given that this is an unprecedented situation, all health authorities across…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateLegally, there is a review every two weeks, but in practice we review every week, and I will not wait a week longer than necessary to get places out of tier 3 if we can safely do…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with every word my hon. Friend has just said. Over this Christmas period, I hope that people will, yes, take a moment to have some relaxation, especially given what a…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWhere I agree with the hon. Lady is that the public are not fools; the public know that it is their responsibility, as well as the Government’s, to get this under control. That is…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Tiers SystemLocal action is vital to our strategy of suppressing the virus, while protecting the economy, education and the NHS, until a vaccine can make us safe. Help is on its way thanks to…17 Dec 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund AdvanceThe Department of Health and Social Care has sought a repayable cash advance from the contingencies fund of £34,000,000,000. The Department of Health and Social Care’s net cash…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I am very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and constituents to hear their stories. Many of us have lost those close to us in this terrible pandemic. We are constantly…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. We have to keep getting the case rate down. In Stockport it is still over 100. There is further to go. Right across Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas, I would urge…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman has made a typically wise intervention ahead of the decision making on Wednesday as to the wider tiering arrangements for the rest of the country.14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am thrilled by the number of former clinicians who have come back to support this. In fact, I met some of them when I went to Milton Keynes to see the vaccine being injected. I…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe principle the hon. Lady outlines is exactly the one we are working to. The £500 self-isolation payment for those on low incomes is a very important part of our approach, and I…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs you know, Mr Speaker, we look in great detail and at a granular level at the geographies that these restrictions have to cover. Unfortunately, central London’s case rates are…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will look at this extremely closely after my hon. Friend’s entreaty. I have been noticing that in both West Dorset and Bournemouth the number of cases has been coming down. I…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn the contrary, all the safety checks that are necessary have been carried out and we continue to monitor the roll-out of the vaccine throughout the UK. The Medicines and…14 Dec 2020