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HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewYes, I have addressed that point. We have put £190 billion in, and we keep all that under review.01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewAbsolutely. There is a lot of virus spreading in Burnley, and we need to all come together to tackle that spread. I know that my hon. Friend has been fighting as hard as possible…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to support her local pubs and in what she said about keeping the economy going while we deal with this problem. She is also right that there are…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewYes, I know the Belstead Arms in Chantry well from campaigning pitstops, and it is true that Suffolk has the finest pubs in the country. My hon. Friend is making his case for…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewThe truth is that the more we all avoid close social contact, the harder the virus will find it to spread and the easier it will be to lift measures. It is as straightforward as…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewYes, and the updated evidence that we are publishing today shows that the just under a quarter figure is correct. It is the highest single identified area. The figures on…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewThe scientific advice is that the people who are closer together are more likely to spread the virus and that, later at night, social distancing becomes harder. We have all seen…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewWhat I say is that we do what is necessary because it saves lives and we understand the impact that it has. The message that I would send to everybody in Bradford is that, the…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI feel personal responsibility for the record number of tests that are being done in this country. I feel personal responsibility for the fact that the vast majority of people in…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewYes, of course we will, and I take my hon. Friend’s point about wet-led pubs. He is right that the 10 pm curfew is far better than the closure of hospitality—not that we want to…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewOf course the restrictions will come back to this House in the normal way. As the hon. Gentleman well knows, yesterday we made the further commitment that, wherever possible, all…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewIt is constantly under review. We have shown that we are willing to change the measures to follow what works. This is an unprecedented crisis. I welcome the hon. Gentleman’s…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is an incredible voice for Peterborough. We discussed the local lockdown having its effect in Leicester, and the Prime Minister mentioned Luton…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewYes, the leaders of the seven Newcastle councils—Newcastle, Gateshead and the wider north-east councils—did ask for the measures that were put in place. We put in £10 million of…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI would urge the hon. Lady to support her constituents and the public health measures that are necessary to get this virus under control in order to protect this country, to…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewThis is, of course, a matter for the Home Secretary, but there has been additional guidance to the police. I pay tribute to the police, who have done so much work to enforce those…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI do agree, and I am glad to agree with my hon. Friend. As I announced yesterday, we have brought in a new process, an innovation on parliamentary procedure, to ensure that there…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s support for the measures that we have had to take and for the £7 million of extra financial support for the councils affected—not just Merseyside,…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI am going to pay tribute to my hon. Friend, and for the following reason. There are some people who rail against some of the measures that we have to put in place, and of course…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewAbsolutely. I really enjoyed my trip to the Merry Monk with my hon. Friend. We left before 10 pm, even though at that time we could have stayed longer. Of course we will keep…01 Oct 2020