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HANSARDCovid-19I am happy to answer any detailed question about the provision of vaccines in this country.02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Of course the NHS in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Administration there. I know of the issues around nurses’ pay, which has been the subject of much interest. I…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19The hon. Gentleman invites me to get involved in political controversy in Wales while rejecting the principle of getting involved in political controversy. Having thought about…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19My right hon Friend is right; I was going to come on to that issue. Of course the contact tracing system needs to contact as many people as it can. The figures that he refers to…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, as we have discussed many times, that is happening—absolutely—and it is the link between the national and the local that is the solution here. I will come on to testing in…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, absolutely, and my hon. Friend makes a critical point. If in Bosworth someone is waiting for an operation on the NHS, they are more likely to get it if we keep the virus…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Unfortunately, in Liverpool the overall case rate includes a very high peak among students. The over-60s case rate, which is also published on the same website, shows a…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19The covid vaccine taskforce is about the procurement of the vaccines. That is a matter for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Department has put out…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19It was a fixed-term appointment in order for someone to do that vital work, and was always due to come to a close. This comes back to the old thing that we have across these…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19We cannot let this stand—what a load of nonsense. The NHS went into this crisis with the highest funding level in its history, with more doctors than at any time in its history,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19The hon. Gentleman mentions dormitories in mental health services. Dormitories have plagued mental health services for years and years and years—and who are the first Government…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus UpdateThe Prime Minister has announced tougher national restrictions in England from Thursday. These restrictions will apply nationally for four weeks up to Wednesday 2 December. At the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19There has been a significant capacity increase in critical care, which includes ICU but is not only ICU. We have a wider definition of critical care, which is important. Many…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19They are all important. Often, people focus on the cases, because they are one of the earliest indicators of the direction. The case rate among the over-60s is highly correlated…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19This is probably about how we should not use the private sector in test and trace, despite the fact that we have hit our target of more than 500,000 tests a day on time, as we…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, absolutely. With comments like those, the hon. Lady should come over to this side of the House if she wants to be part of the big team effort. She obviously did not get the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19My right hon. Friend knows that I agree with him. Indeed, we are rolling this out now, but we do need to get it everywhere.02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Come on!02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, the button is coming; it is in development. The hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson), who made the previous intervention, also spoke about the app. There was an upgrade…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Of course, self-isolation following contact or following a positive test, or in quarantine from abroad, is absolutely critical, and we have brought in measures to improve…02 Nov 2020