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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I join you, Mr Speaker, in welcoming the hon. Member back to the screens—and hopefully, one day soon, back to the House in person? The question that he raises is an important…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNobody has done more for the cause of patient safety in this country than my right hon. Friend. We are seeking to put the health service investigatory branch into law at the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have the biggest flu vaccination programme in history, and we set out very clearly when we announced the plans our proposals, which are that we will vaccinate those who are…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat I will do is ensure that we put in the best possible resources to improve the public health of the nation. That is our goal; that is our policy. It of course follows on from…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy heart goes out to the hon. Member and to the family and friends of his friend, about whom he spoke so movingly just now. He is absolutely right to raise this. The early…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has been a tireless advocate for Burnley. He is quite right to praise the people of Burnley, who have had local restrictions put in place. Because of the actions…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course we have put in over the last two and a half years some very significant pay rises for nurses, and the whole House commends the work that the nursing profession as a…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes. The direct provision of healthcare is of course devolved, but as the UK Health Secretary, I take an interest in ensuring we have high-quality healthcare right across the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn response to the last point, the turnaround time for test results is now the next day for almost every one. However, there has been a challenge, referred to just now and in a…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19It is my intention to deploy as much testing as possible using the new testing innovations coming on stream and to do so as widely as possible following clinical advice. We have…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19I have addressed several of those points already in questions. The idea that, instead of the large-scale national system working together with local contact tracers, we should…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19It is very good that we have been able to give funds to over 100 A&Es across the country so that they can expand, both to be able to cope with infection control procedures and to…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19We have indeed stopped “Shaping a healthier future”, as it was called. We are continuing with the investment into primary healthcare services that was a part of that programme,…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes. Both my colleagues from Milton Keynes have been assiduous in making the case for the need for expansion at Milton Keynes Hospital. The team there have been absolutely…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19This is all about ensuring that we are as well prepared as possible for tackling this virus and that the total focus of the new National Institute for Health Protection is on the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19We are putting enormous sums into the flu vaccine programme and have released extra funds to buy more vaccine. We are deregulating and making sure that we have a wider group of…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19If I understand the question correctly, the ability to provide tests to parts of the private sector that need to know people do not have the virus in order to be able to reopen…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, absolutely. Our approach is to ensure that the support that is given, including with the vaccine if and when that comes, goes to those who are clinically most at risk. That…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, absolutely. Everybody has a role to play. Businesses have a role to play especially, including with contact tracing, so that people can safely go to the pub and know that if…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19The detailed local nature of the question shows how important it is that we engage with local representatives, including colleagues in this House, so that the local intelligence…01 Sept 2020