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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWith pleasure.10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have been working with the Scottish Government, as well as the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Government and, actually, Governments internationally, on an update on…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and speaks with great knowledge, experience and eloquence on this matter. We have to protect livelihoods as much as possible, in the same way…10 Sept 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderI am happy for that to stand on the record.10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateExcellent. I would love to work with the companies my hon. Friend mentions, and work with her on trying to make that happen.10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe solution, as I have mentioned a few times this afternoon, is to ensure that we continue the expansion of capacity—as the hon. Gentleman knows, there is now record capacity in…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are looking at the asymptomatic testing of parts of the population where the virus is rife. Testing roll-out is about the prioritisation of what can be done with the capacity…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis is another important question about how we can provide support locally, especially in the west midlands, where it is so important, especially with cases rising, not only that…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe look at the issue of restrictions in Halifax every week. Calderdale has seen a fall in the number of cases; it is an example of a local lockdown being effective. I was really…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is exactly right—we are going as fast as we can. I recognise the importance of this. There was spare capacity earlier in the summer. We have maintained the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn 26 March 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force, imposing restrictions on people’s movements and gatherings, and…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I absolutely will. The UK Government and the Welsh Government working together is incredibly important. We have weekly calls, and Vaughan Gething and I speak and are in…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI shall speak to my opposite number in the Welsh Government about that suggestion. I know that taking local action, whether in Caerphilly in Wales, in and around Glasgow and…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will absolutely take forward the proposal that my hon. Friend rightly makes. She has been an unbelievably hard-working and assiduous voice for her community in Hyndburn. We have…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe question is about the timing of the tests. The proposal for care homes is for repeat asymptomatic testing. As I said in my statement, we have sent test kits out to eligible…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman does better when he does not take the Labour party handout notes.08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat measure is specifically in Bolton, which has brought into place at a council level the guidance that people should not socialise outside their households. We will be turning…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am very happy to look at this point. Of course, we do have to verify the identity of people who are asking for home testing kits, and there have to be protections against fraud,…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is so important that we explain to everybody that they have a responsibility for “hands, face and space”—for their social distancing. The two critical messages for younger…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI regret the tone of the question. I think it is far better for everybody if we all work together. I know the hon. Member and the hon. Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) seem to have…08 Sept 2020