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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAgain, I am going to come to the defence of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, who has put in these support packages on a scale that has never been seen before. The right hon.…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThere are three vaccine trials under way in the UK: the AstraZeneca trial, which is frequently discussed; the Imperial College trial; and a trial of the Novavax vaccine. The…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is very important that people come forward for testing. As the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said yesterday, of course, the vast majority of people not only come forward…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOf course, no vaccine technology is certain, but the longer we go without bad news, the better things are, because we would hear if things had not gone well, so things are…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is right to raise that question, and I will write to him with a full update once I have taken advice from my clinical advisers and from Professor Jonathan Van-Tam,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is completely wrong on two fronts. This has been a very consensual statement so far, and the hon. Gentleman—19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, because the isolation of people and their staying isolated is important. The right hon. Gentleman can complain that we are doing too much, but that is not normally the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can answer the question. My hon. Friend makes an important point. The indirect evidence is that the number of hospital admissions due to people being over-inebriated has fallen…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe keep the countries on the quarantine list under review—absolutely we do—and that is a weekly exercise that is led by my right hon. Friend the Transport Secretary.19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise that issue. In my statement, I said that we have managed to reduce the backlog among the longest waiters, those who wait more than 104…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend makes an important point and, in a way, highlights that it is not just the case rate that matters; it is also the rate of change of the case rate, the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have put in the extra resource that the hon. Lady mentions, which is important. Not only has the extra resource gone in, but we are hiring people to do the work and building…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond), who is no longer in his place, said at the start of this session, it is important to take a borough-by-borough…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady raises a point that is heart-rending and important, as is the protection of care home residents from this disease. The situation is not quite as she said, in that we…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. One of the advantages of the tier system is that it not only involves a clear set of actions that need to be taken if the cases go up, as happened in London last week, but…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am really proud to have been part of the Government who introduced the national living wage to increase the level of support for the lowest paid across the whole United Kingdom.…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes.19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat decision was taken in consultation and agreement with the local area. Part of the work with local areas on this has been to agree the exact details of the package in level 3.19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. I applaud the work that has been done across Bucks to deliver public health messages and try to get the whole community to support the action that we all can play our part in…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOf course, the furlough scheme continues until the end of the month and the job support scheme replaces it. That is the reason for the timing. It is the premise of the right hon.…19 Oct 2020