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HANSARDCovid-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-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-19Yes; the hon. Gentleman is right to raise exactly this point. Now is the time to get through as much of the backlog as possible. At the same time, we have introduced changes to…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise these issues, which are very important. I acknowledge and can see the challenges that mental health services face. Some cautiously…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19The hon. Gentleman’s point about research is important. In the places where research has paused because of the virus, the programme of restart is well under way. I am glad to say…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 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 will certainly look into whether the roll-out can start in Buckinghamshire. Thankfully, it has a relatively low rate of the virus, which is good news, and we are working to…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19I will answer as many of the hon. Gentleman’s questions as possible. His first question about the effectiveness of NHS Test and Trace is very important. He is right that we are…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, we have been rolling out the asymptomatic testing for residents and staff in care homes. As the hon. Member will know from the statement I gave to the House in July, we had a…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I will. I agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend that so-called conversion therapy is abhorrent. I praise her for the campaign she is running on this. I agree with the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I would love to come up to Stockton and have a look round. I have enjoyed my many visits, especially the one in December, which went particularly well, just before the House…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 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 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 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 2020HANSARDCovid-19With your permission, and indeed your encouragement, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on coronavirus. The latest figures demonstrate how much progress we are making in…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support to Scottish GovernmentThere is absolutely no doubt about the combination of the UK Government putting in place the capacity that we can get only because we are one united nation, working in concert…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support to Scottish GovernmentThe UK Government are supporting the covid-19 response right across the country. We have established the Joint Biosecurity Centre, ensuring decision makers in Scotland and across…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 TestingOf course, we are constantly working to improve the system, but as the statistics that I read out at the start of this Question Time show, we have made very significant progress…01 Sept 2020