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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question. He has been a champion for some of the new technologies and new evidence emerging around the world about identifying and…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe family hubs are a new investment. There are local authorities that have reconfigured how they do things, but there are 3,000 centres that serve those families in different…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe school-age vaccination system is working. This week, the Health Secretary again announced a big drive in schools to ensure that we continue to protect and vaccinate 12 to…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.01 Nov 2021HANSARDFurther Electronic Devices: Disadvantaged Children and Young PeopleToday I am announcing that the Government are providing a further 500,000 laptops and tablets. These devices will be available to disadvantaged children and young people via their…22 Oct 2021HANSARDQualifications and Assessments: 2021-22My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the School System) at the Department for Education (Baroness Barran), made the following written…18 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: 12-15 Year OldsHer Majesty’s Government (HMG) have decided, based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and further advice from the UK Chief Medical Officers…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Booster ProgrammeThe UK’s covid-19 vaccination programme is a recognised success. As of 12 September 2021, 89% of people aged 16 and over in the UK have received one dose of a covid-19 vaccine,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s important question. We have received interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which we have published, and…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s important question. We have received interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which we have published, and…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am grateful to the Chair of the Education Committee, who has rightly been incredibly engaged in the process and the debate around it. I confirm to him that parents will be asked…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s question. Actually, on her final sentence about proper information, I think it is important not to stigmatise any parent whatsoever. It is right…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s important question, and I thank her for the work she has done and continues to do on the vaccination programme. All I would say to her is that I…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s important question. We have received interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which we have published, and…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am grateful for the hon. Member’s question. He raises an important issue, and he has raised it with me in the MPs briefings as well. One thing we continue to do is to have the…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsThe hon. Lady asked a number of questions that I will try to address in order. She asked about the JCVI’s remit, which was very much around what it is clinically qualified to…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsOur regulator has only regulated the vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds. I reiterate the point that the school-age vaccination programme and the infra-structure we have is very well…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s really important question. I want to spend a few seconds explaining this to the House, because it is really important. He mentioned that…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsThe important thing to remember is that the JCVI’s advice was very much predicated on what it was clinically qualified to look at. It was its recommendation to the chief medical…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am grateful for the right hon. Member’s question. Actually, quite the opposite is the case. First, he will know that school bubbles have gone. The school-age vaccination…13 Sept 2021