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HANSARDLocal Restrictions: Reducing Covid-19 TransmissionWe are, as the hon. Gentleman said in his question, putting money into local councils in areas where local action needs to be taken. We have an open dialogue with councils and…06 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Restrictions: Reducing Covid-19 TransmissionI discuss these matters with the Cabinet Secretary and other colleagues across government all the time, and I also speak regularly to the Mayor of London. We maintain vigilance…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend, who speaks well for her constituent. I am very sorry that her constituent had that experience, and of course GPs should be…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds (Jo Churchill) has committed to consult on the subject to make sure we get…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer OutcomesYes, I do. I share my hon. Friend and neighbour’s enthusiasm for the rebuild of the West Suffolk Hospital. For treating patients with cancer and patients with all other…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Friday we confirmed the 40 hospitals we will build by 2030 as part of a package worth £3.7 billion, with a further eight new schemes also invited to bid, all to ensure that we…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer OutcomesMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The Royal Stoke Hospital has performed brilliantly during coronavirus, and I thank everybody who works there for the efforts that they…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, of course I would. I would underline some news announced by the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds (Jo…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am a strong supporter of the work we have done to look at that approach. The hon. Lady is right to raise it, and I will write to her with a timetable for that response.06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are making good progress in validating the tests and in doing what needs to be done to be able to use them effectively. I have seen some of these reports from around the world,…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe level of cases matters, but so too does the direction of travel, and when the number of cases is falling—especially if it is falling rapidly—that is the sort of indicator that…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course I have met and continue to meet the families of those bereaved through coronavirus. With this particular group, I am afraid that when I last looked into it, they were in…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCancer OutcomesYes, absolutely. The private hospitals of this country have played a very important role in responding to covid, and we have a contract with them to be able to continue to deliver…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, that is absolutely right. Testing capacity now stands at over 300,000. We are on track to reach 500,000 by the end of this month. I know what a goal to expand testing…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with every word that the hon. Gentleman has said.05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI would love to be able to review that, but only when it is clinically safe to do so. However, I would just point out to both my right hon. Friend and also to all those in…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are doing a huge amount of work to trial these next-generation tests at the same time as expanding the current testing capability. For instance, if we have to have a test,…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is exactly what we are doing—absolutely. For instance, this morning I also spoke to Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, about how we continue to strengthen the join-up between…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend makes a really important and heartfelt plea. I have been working with those in travel sector and discussing the matter with them. While the testing capacity…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn the latter point, we take our advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, and it will provide the clinical advice. That clinical advice has not been…05 Oct 2020