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HANSARDCovid-19I just remind the hon. Member that, at this Dispatch Box, the Prime Minister announced a full inquiry that will take place in the spring of 2022, where we can learn all the…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I join my hon. Friend in thanking the local team for going above and beyond, and, as I said earlier, it is all about that spirit of Dunkirk and the coming together of the nation…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I am glad the hon. Member will get his jab when the call comes. We are obviously working with a number of manufacturers, who are looking at different delivery technologies for…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I can certainly give my hon. Friend that reassurance. Community pharmacies are an incredibly important part of our deployment infrastructure.25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19We are considering a range of evidence around covid status certification and whether it may have a role in opening up higher-risk settings, so it would be remiss of a Government…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I am very pleased to hear that my hon. Friend has had his second dose; when people get that text message, they should please come forward and have their second dose. We are…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I do not recognise the hon. Gentleman’s description of the way the system is working. There were some distressing videos posted online of people in airports, but we work with the…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19It is worth waiting for 14 June, when we will be saying more on this, but suffice it to say two things: first, even if someone has had two doses of either vaccine —I have had this…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s question and I discussed this with the Mayor of London this morning. Of course Hounslow is on the list of affected areas and we are turbocharging…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I will absolutely look at what the issue is. The good news we have had recently from our regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, is that the…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19The hon. Gentleman and I discussed the turbocharging of the vaccination programme in Bedford, which I know he appreciates. The real difficulty is that, if we now begin to…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. If the virus were designed to test liberal democracies, because the only way we could combat it was to withdraw people’s freedoms with the…25 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Roll-outFirst, I would like to pay tribute to our fantastic NHS and all the frontline vaccinators, our volunteers, armed forces and local authorities and all those working on the vaccine…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Roll-outI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I thank Boots the chemist not only for its frontline capability but for its distribution arm, which has helped us to distribute…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Roll-outI am grateful to my hon. Friend, and I echo his comments about the incredible work that is happening across the London borough of Sutton. I thank him for his work in promoting the…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine DeploymentI am tabling this statement for the benefit of hon. and right hon. Members to bring to their attention the contingent liabilities relating to the contracts signed between Her…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: ModernaI am tabling this statement for the benefit of hon. and right hon. Members to bring to their attention the contingent liabilities relating to the contract signed between Her…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Take-up Rates in LondonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. It is truly wonderful to be back with Westminster Hall debates. Before I respond to the various points made by…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe lockdown has reduced social contact and, as such, the numbers of covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and death rates have reduced significantly but continue to remain high…04 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccination: Vulnerable GroupsOverall, we are encouraged by the vaccine uptake in the most vulnerable groups, with more than 17.7 million people in the UK having now received their first vaccination. To date,…23 Feb 2021