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HANSARDElective TreatmentYes. I join my hon. Friend in thanking GPs up and down the country for all their phenomenal work throughout the pandemic amid the huge pressure that they have had to deal with. He…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentYes. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to talk about the importance of technology in delivering world-class care. He will know that I have already announced that the parts of our…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentI agree with my hon. Friend about the importance of the workforce. She is right to raise the importance of cancer care and to note that it has remained a huge priority for the NHS…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentI am always pleased to talk with my right hon. Friend about his ideas and suggestions, and I am happy to meet him to discuss this further, but I am sure he agrees with me on the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentThe hon. Lady, like other hon. Members, is absolutely right to raise the importance of workforce. To deliver on this plan, of course we need to do so much more to keep increasing…08 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth DisparitiesThe pandemic has shone a light on the unacceptable disparities in health outcomes that exist across the country. The Government are committed to reducing health disparities,…04 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Testing: TransparencyI am today laying in Parliament a set of documents in response to the Humble Address motion of the House of Commons passed on 17 November 2021. The Department of Health and Social…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccinations: Condition of DeploymentIn December 2021, Parliament approved legislation requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) in health and wider social care. This was due to come into force from 1…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentI will say two things to anyone involved in NHS trusts, especially those who were leading the campaign to encourage their colleagues to get vaccinated. First, I say a huge thanks…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentYes, I agree with my hon. Friend. As I said, we need more people in care and in the NHS. We have a waiting list in both sectors. There are many people out there who will have…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to update the House on vaccination as a condition of deployment. Last Thursday, we woke up to a new phase of this pandemic as we…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentI am pleased that my hon. Friend and I agree on what has been set out today, but he is right to raise what he has said in the way that he has. Language is vitally important,…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentIf we look at the experience from the omicron wave, we can see that we had the fewest restrictions on people’s freedom of any large country in Europe, yet we have been the first…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentThe regulators I referred to are independent, so all I can do is ask them to review their regulations. My hon. Friend might be aware that some regulators, such as the General…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentI hoped that my statement had been clear enough to answer a question such as that asked by the right hon. Gentleman, but I am happy to emphasise what I said earlier. As I said,…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentThat is another good question from my right hon. Friend. I will say two things. First, this is not about zero risk; it is about less risk. What I am saying is that, based on the…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentWhere I agree with the right hon. Gentleman is on the importance of persuasion in vaccination. Where I am afraid I disagree with him is on the idea that public ownership of…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentI understand my hon. Friend’s question. When the evidence changes—or, in this case, the change in the variant from delta to omicron—Ministers receive different advice. That advice…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentI thank my hon. Friend for her introductory remarks. As for her question about children and vaccines, she will know that when it comes to vaccination in general, we take advice…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentAs always, my right hon. Friend has asked a very good question. He will know that infection protection control measures have been in place during the pandemic; they change along…31 Jan 2022