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HANSARD CoronavirusYes, we do propose to consult on this point, alongside the consultation on mandatory vaccination as a condition of deployment in the NHS. As my right hon. Friend rightly says,…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusWith flu, of course, if people have symptomatic flu and are ill, they do tend to stay at home. Of course we have not done that on a mandatory basis before, but it is advisable…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusI would dearly love that, and I will talk to my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, who, as I well know, is an enthusiast. I would love it if we could make that so—let us…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusNo, I do not agree with mandatory vaccination of the public, but for those who have a duty to care, in an environment that includes some of the most vulnerable people in the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusYes, I would characterise it in that way. Our goal, ahead of 19 July, is to take step 4. On the basis of the evidence so far, I am confident that we will not need more than the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusUp to a point, and the point is that, should that be taken as an absolute principle, there is a challenge should there be an overwhelming demand on the NHS that would impact on…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusBeing certified as having had a vaccine includes being on a vaccine clinical trial. The deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, has written to participants in…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusAs so often, my right hon. Friend, who is one of the most astute medical practitioners in this House—crikey, I could get myself into trouble there, because all the medical…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusYes, in a moment. This will allow for proxy voting to continue along with virtual participation. Crucially, the regulations on the hybrid arrangements fall this summer recess, so…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusNo, because I think people understand that we are putting forward the moments by which we can and then will make assessments according to the data. We have done that throughout. I…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusAs somebody who grew up right on the Welsh border, I entirely understand that. I am working with Baroness Morgan, the new Health Minister in the Welsh Government, to ensure that…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusWe already have significant testing, but this is a matter of risk and we know that the vaccine reduces that risk very significantly.16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusYes we will, for exactly the reason that the hon. Gentleman sets out.16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusI am happy to look at other life events, although not for the regulations that are before the House today, which are not open to amendment. I am happy to discuss other life events…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady shakes her head, but it is a matter of fact that supply has been the rate-limiting factor throughout. We will do everything we can to support vaccination using the…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI understand entirely the point that my right hon. Friend is making in terms of these restrictions and the impact on businesses and, in particular, the link to those in rent…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI happily will, but I urge my hon. Friend to see the financial support that is in place and continues to be in place, most of it through to September. It was extended over that…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thought that the right hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) on the Opposition Front Bench was Captain Hindsight, but, seriously, this argument is completely…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOur goal is that, by 19 July, two thirds of adults—around two thirds—will be double vaccinated. The data published today shows that the protection from transmission of this…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe published the data for the number of imported cases of B1617 and other variants at the time the decision was taken. That data was the data—including up to 7 April—on which we…14 Jun 2021