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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateBelieve me, I would love to be able to answer that question. We do not know, because it depends on the speed of manufacture of the vaccines and the approval or not of the Oxford…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMany of the facilities that the hon. Gentleman talks about, such as care homes, are doing unbelievable work to remain covid secure. I understand the impact on hospitality. I love…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI understand the yearning for a vaccine among school staff, and of course it has to be clinically led. The goal is to reduce hospitalisations and fatalities from this disease as…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAbsolutely. My hon. Friend puts it exactly right. We are working very closely with the Welsh NHS to deliver the vaccine right across Wales. I pay tribute to her father, who…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI take my right hon. Friend’s views on this very seriously. I would say to everybody in Bournemouth and across the country that the best way they can help their area to go into a…14 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 UpdateYes. Stoke-on-Trent has had a tough time recently, but the work by the city council and the community testing that is going on in Stoke-on-Trent are very impressive. All of us, as…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 short answer is yes. We are rolling out lateral flow testing to find asymptomatic cases in hospitals right across England. We are always looking for ways to reduce the burden…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 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, that is absolutely the goal. I pay tribute to everybody by the Royal Stoke, and it was wonderful to see some of the examples of those who have been vaccinated. Stoke has been…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are trying to support the economy as much as possible throughout all these difficult decisions. The extraordinary levels of financial support are a part of that, including the…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Trying to keep the virus under control is in the hands of local authorities and local communities. I would say to everybody in Harwich,…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe want to support businesses as much as we possibly can. The support that is available—the record sums—has been outlined by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor. That will of…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Member asks a very sensitive and reasonable question. Of course it is right that we should follow the clinical guidance in terms of the order of priority, and that does…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, on my right hon. Friend’s question about the new variant, it is being assessed in Porton Down right now. As I said in my statement, the medical advice that we have is that…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am glad to say that thousands of people are receiving the payment. Of course it is aimed at those on the lowest incomes who need the financial support in order to isolate.14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. We have set out what statistics we look at, and we publish the statistics. I think Nottinghamshire, including Nottingham, has done a very good job in getting its cases down.14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are happy to look at the human geographies, as my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister put it, which is precisely why we have taken the decision today to take parts of Essex…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe good news is that the contact tracing across England is increasing in capacity. It is getting faster and it is finding more and more contacts. The comparison of apples and…14 Dec 2020