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HANSARDCoronavirusI will happily look at that individual case. Of course, there are many hundreds of tests being done in the hon. Lady’s constituency, as well as across London. I can look at the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe vast majority of people do. In Luton yesterday, 484 people got tests. I agree with the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier) that we should follow the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes, absolutely; of course I will do that. We have put significantly more testing into Stockport and my hon. Friend’s constituency: 720 tests just yesterday. One reason for that…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe hon. Gentleman is right: we spoke over the weekend and worked hard to get those mobile testing units into the Rhondda, where there is a significant outbreak. That showed the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusAbsolutely, and I will of course be happy to look into the case in detail. Such cases, where there is a clinical need, should be at the top of the prioritisation. We have set out…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusIf somebody tests negative in a school environment, as in the example the hon. Gentleman gives, the school can of course carry on as normal because there is no sign of covid. I…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI like my right hon. Friend very much and wish that that were true. The reason why the Office for National Statistics does the surveillance testing is to ensure that we are…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusWe are working with universities to try to ensure that testing is available as appropriate. Of course, that has to follow the wider prioritisation, but it is very important that…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI understand my right hon. Friend’s point. We do understand the impact of the rules that we have to put in place. It is the same around the world: the rules that need to be put in…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI have a huge amount of sympathy with the case that the hon. Lady makes. In fact, last week we changed the guidance on this issue to allow partners to go with pregnant women for…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI absolutely keep an open mind on all these things. We are constantly looking at the evidence and data, and updating policy accordingly. We have made the decision on the basis…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI ask the hon. Lady to get in contact with me about that individual case; 686 people in Barnsley got tests yesterday, and I am sure we can ensure that her constituent gets that…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI am very grateful for my right hon. Friend’s support. I am working very closely with him and with the other Birmingham MPs, because there is a serious challenge in Birmingham and…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI will absolutely look at my hon. Friend’s request on King’s Lynn. Thankfully, after an outbreak a couple of weeks ago, the number of positive test results in Norfolk has come…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusAgain, I am happy to try to solve the individual issue for the nurse, not least because the figures that I read out for Stockport do not include the NHS capacity, which is there…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThat is an incredibly important subject, as we need to make sure we get the screening available. It ties into the questions on testing, because prioritising testing for those…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThis is an incredibly important subject, and I commend the hon. Lady for raising it and for her work on it, along with many Members across the House. We are putting more funding…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes, I absolutely recognise that there are challenges: I set them out in my initial answer and have done repeatedly. I urge colleagues in all parts of the House—including the hon.…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe hon. Lady raises important points. It is important to note that in Ealing, 462 people got a test yesterday, so tests are widely available there. The other issue she raises…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYes, absolutely. The hon. Lady is right to raise the concerns in Warrington about the increase in the number of people testing positive. I am happy to work with her, Warrington…15 Sept 2020