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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOf course, across London there is a huge amount of travelling to work. Although of course in different boroughs the rates are different—my hon. Friend is absolutely right about…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe localised data is very important so that we take the action that is needed as locally as possible, as we have in Kirklees over the past few months of the crisis. We are in…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe way we do it in England is that the national system and the local systems work together. The first proportion, the majority of cases, are dealt with by the national system and…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateBy “up there” I meant on the screens at the top of the Chamber rather than anywhere geographically. What I would say to the hon. Gentleman is that the best way to avoid the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs a Cheshire boy myself, of course I talk to my hon. Friend, as I do to colleagues right across the country. Warrington is close to my heart; my grandfather used to live next to…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. On Tuesday this week, we set out the details of the approach we take to clinically extremely vulnerable people in this second phase. I will write to the hon. Gentleman with…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn fact, very shortly the Joint Biosecurity Centre will be making further details of its analysis public. It works within the Department and its officials are civil servants, so…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are putting in more support and if any area goes into the third level, into tier 3, it gets further support. We are putting more into local test and trace, although on its own…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAbsolutely. We are making significant progress in this area. My hon. Friend will have seen the announcement by the NHS on Monday that we are expanding the asymptomatic testing of…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are expanding capacity at the hospital in York. Of course, in York there are two overlapping epidemics, one among students and one among the general population. As the hon.…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I was working on the issue of how we can safely allow visiting—especially by people who have been married for 70 years, which is an extraordinary achievement in and of…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I do. In contrast to some of the comments from the Opposition, although sotto voce now, it is about teamwork between people in private businesses and people in the public…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, of course we look at a district-by-district approach, as the decision in Elmbridge attests. I mentioned Leicester and Bolton as areas where local action has brought the virus…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, of course, we have done a huge amount to support bereaved families. It is an issue that is very close to my heart, as the hon. Lady can imagine, so I would be very happy to…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome my hon. Friend’s thoughtful approach to the action that is needed in Elmbridge. Of course Elmbridge’s connection to Greater London is very intense, and the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI urge the hon. Lady to work together with others for the best outcome for the people of Greater Manchester, and of course those conversations with the local leadership in…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe plan is that, as my hon. Friend and I agree, we cannot let the virus rip, and therefore we must act to suppress it. Suppressing it through local action, in the first instance,…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is not an accurate description of history, but if that is how the hon. Lady feels about Coventry, she may like to know that we are working with the leadership of Coventry…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI would be very happy to take up my hon. Friend’s suggestion about the volunteers. I commend to him the social care winter plan, which sets out how we will balance the very…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have prepared for years to ensure that we have the supplies that are needed, and I have of course been in contact with Roche over this distribution issue. It is actually an…15 Oct 2020