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HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseOn the hon. Lady’s first point, of course it is a big team effort. She is quite right to raise the three areas that she raises, and that is exactly what we are delivering on:…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI will look precisely at putting mobile testing units in Maltby and Dinnington and look, again, at the local data, along with the local authority, to see what we can do.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseWe have been building the Test and Trace system and improving the data that flows from it and underpins it all the way through this crisis, and I am glad that the hon. Lady is…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI am cautiously optimistic. The team are optimistic. My job is not to speculate on the likelihood of the Oxford vaccine coming off. It is to make sure that, should it come off, we…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseYes. That is a really important point, and we monitor those data all the time. I am glad to say that the latest data are a little bit better than my right hon. Friend suggested,…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseYes, that is exactly the plan. They got that data at postcode level last week, and they will now get even more detail, including the identities of people who have tested positive,…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI am glad to say that the vast majority of people respond positively to the public health messages that we have been putting out throughout, and it is a very important part of the…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseYes, the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the importance of this. We are getting cancer services back up and running as fast as possible. The idea that we are waiting…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseYes, absolutely. My hon. Friend is quite right to say this. She has already been in contact and making sure she represents Lancashire and the needs of people across her area and…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI pay tribute to the public health services, the NHS and the councils across Staffordshire that have worked so hard to get this virus under control and have really got it right…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI will bring the answer to that question to the Science and Technology Committee, which my right hon. Friend chairs, tomorrow. I commissioned an answer to precisely that question…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseTeasing out the answer to that question is a difficult statistical task, but the broad point the hon. Gentleman makes is the right one. We are seeking to tackle this disease,…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseWe have worked very hard to support the social care sector, and, exactly as the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) asked, making sure that we get that financial support in…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseIf they have signed a data protection agreement, today.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseYes, I agree strongly with my hon. Friend, who makes the point very clearly. No matter the level of new infections in any area, having better and better data helps us give more…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI pay tribute to the hon. Lady’s campaigning on these issues. We have worked closely together to bring really positive news on the treatments for cystic fibrosis on which she has…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI doubt any would not, but we have to ensure that people are assured that their data will be used sensitively. On the timing, we have been constantly improving this throughout the…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThis is incredibly important. As I said before, I bow to nobody in my enthusiasm for using data to inform better decision making, so we have been constantly improving the data…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend has pushed on this point repeatedly, and all I can tell him is that that is vital and ongoing work inside Government.16 Jul 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am very happy to do that—I would not deny the Chair of the Liaison Committee his wishes on that—and I am very much looking forward to appearing before the Science and Technology…16 Jul 2020