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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will absolutely join my hon. Friend in congratulating St John’s volunteers, who have done a phenomenal job. They really rose to the challenge when we contacted them and said…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to my hon. Friend for his question. I guess the reason for the shift by the end of September, when all 18-year-olds will have had…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateShortly.06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy understanding is that, for 12 to 15-year-olds who are healthy, the chief medical officer is looking at the impact on them specifically, whether it be their mental health or the…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is quite right to say that GPs need to do more than just the vaccination programme, the booster programme and the flu vaccination programme. We also have to…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend has heard me say today that no one embarks on this lightly, and it is not in the Prime Minister’s DNA to curtail people’s freedoms. It is purely so that we can have…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn the original consultation on social care conditions of deployment, which we eventually introduced and have discussed today, part of the feedback was that we should consult on…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend is right to highlight that there is a group of older patients who received both doses with a three-week dosing interval, not a 12-week dosing interval. They…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI certainly urge all 16 and 17-year-olds to come forward to get their jab and the protection and freedoms that go with it. I thank the “Grab a Jab” team in Aylesbury for all the…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThrough the covid-19 vaccines programme, we have administered over 90 million vaccine doses in the UK, with recent PHE data suggesting that this has prevented over 24 million…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYou make a very powerful point, Mr Speaker. Before I turn to my remarks today, I want to say something to you, Mr Speaker. I want to take a moment ahead of the House rising for…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThank you, Mr Speaker, and may I offer the apologies of the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Social Care on the inability of the Department to make a statement…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman asks who is included in the 3% pay rise recommended by the independent NHS Pay Review Body. They are the 1 million NHS staff, including nurses,…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my hon. Friend, who always asks important yet challenging questions. The 18-year-olds can now look forward to travelling to 33 countries that have accepted double-jabbed…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend and I would certainly join him in congratulating Dame Sarah Gilbert and her team and, of course, the team at Wockhardt, whom I know the Prime…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe MHRA, our regulator the EMA and, of course, officials are working with the Commission. Wherever we spot these inaccuracies we address them—we have addressed them with Malta…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker. I know that this is something that you focus on and that is important to you and your constituents. I will happily do the same and meet them, and…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for his effort in getting 116,657 jabs into the arms of his constituents and offering them that protection. I will certainly have a look at the vaccination…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to the hon. Member for his excellent question. It is incredibly important, because we pledged to deliver 100 million excess doses, beginning with 5 million…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his championing of his businesses and his constituents. There is no shortage of the vaccine. I will happily work with him on the workforce and…22 Jul 2021