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HANSARDCovid-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 UpdateThe short answer is yes. The proposals that we are working through and that I will bring to this House are to have a more simplified approach to the local action that we took. We…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMr Deputy Speaker, we have had three voices of Wales in a row, including yours, Sir. I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman from Plaid Cymru. The impact of long covid can…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am very happy to work with the team to see what we can put in the public domain. However, the challenge of a maximum file size error is that it would not necessarily have…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, absolutely. People are asking questions about how the vaccine will be rolled out and of course I understand why people are so interested in that. We will of course protect…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe good news is that the turnaround time of test results has been coming down. I would love to take up the case of the individual who has not had a result back, as the hon. Lady…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is so important that people follow this guidance, and of course the first principle for everybody needs to be “Hands, face, space” and keeping a distance, if possible, within…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome the very constructive approach that the hon. Gentleman takes in his local role as well as in this House. Of course, we have put in the extra funding that the NHS needs…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, my hon. Friend makes a very important point, which is that we have got to learn from things that have worked in other countries. We are constantly looking around the world as…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I do. Coronavirus brings many challenges, and making sure that we have good infection control not just during childbirth, but during the meetings that are often so critical…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFunnily enough, when I speak to my colleagues from across the world we find we often have many of the same challenges, including the need to get the testing capacity up, and the…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend makes an important point. First, as the chief medical officer has confirmed, this issue does not affect the decisions taken last week, but of course we look at all…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. We are bringing more testing capacity into Sutton. We have opened more testing sites in Sutton. I can tell the House that the average distance travelled to a test has now…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe motivation of my whole team, no matter how they are employed or contracted, is to beat this virus, and we are working together to do that.05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is right to ask that question, because we are expanding the number of labs as we expand the number of tests. I know that there is great capability in Derbyshire…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 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 Update and Hospitality CurfewThe hon. Lady makes an incredibly heart-rending and important point. The balance in terms of the rules around visiting those in care homes is one of the most difficult to strike.…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI want to say to all the staff and all the regulars at the New Cross that we would not have this in place unless we thought it was needed. The science is about how, late at night,…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewWe are taking a more localised approach to tackling this second peak than we did to the first, for two reasons. The first is that the evidence is that it is much more localised in…01 Oct 2020