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HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentThe hon. Gentleman is right to draw the House’s attention to the importance of vaccination, as other Members have done. As was reflected in his remarks, it is the UK’s first line…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentI am happy to clarify the point raised by my right hon. Friend. The Government have made a decision on this matter, which I hope I was very clear about in my statement, but for…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentWhat I hear from my hon. Friend, and I very much agree, is that vaccines are safe and effective. They remain our most important weapon in fighting the pandemic and, as more people…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 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 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy right hon. Friend speaks with great experience, and I have the utmost respect for him, especially given the many years he spent successfully running this Department. I…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentI thank the hon. Lady for that good question. She referenced 40,000 people having left care homes as a result of vaccine as a condition of deployment, and I can give her more…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 DeploymentOnce again, I thank the hon. Gentleman for his approach to this policy area and to vaccinations in general. He is absolutely right in the comments he has made on that and the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Adult Social CareThanks to the success of the vaccination booster roll out, and the reducing level of both infection and hospitalisations across the country, the Government have been able to…27 Jan 2022HANSARDSpecial Health Authority for Independent Maternity InvestigationsI wish to inform the House of the Government’s plans to establish a special health authority under secondary legislation to continue the maternity investigation programme, which…26 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs part of our commitment to reducing the cases of hospitalisation and serious illness due to covid-19, the Government accepted the JCVI’s recommendation on the 29 November that…24 Jan 2022HANSARDContingent Liability Notification: Covid-19 AntiviralsDepartmental Contingent Liability Notification (deployment of the novel oral antiviral drug PF-07321332+ritonav i r) I am making this statement for the benefit of hon. and right…19 Jan 2022HANSARDDischarge from Hospital: Covid-19 OutbreakWe are working closely with the NHS, social care and local authorities to significantly reduce delayed discharge and free up beds for those who need them most. We are making full…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDischarge from Hospital: Covid-19 OutbreakI do agree with my hon. Friend. That is why, as part of our continued response to the covid-19 pandemic, on 2 December last year NHS England asked local systems to consider ways…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDischarge from Hospital: Covid-19 OutbreakThroughout the pandemic especially we have been providing more and more support, quite rightly, across the care sector, including for domiciliary care in care homes and unpaid…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDischarge from Hospital: Covid-19 OutbreakMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. It is of increasing concern, especially as we have seen hospitalisations rise because of the omicron wave. I believe that the national…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDischarge from Hospital: Covid-19 OutbreakFirst, may I welcome the hon. Lady to her new position and wish her all the very best? She will have heard in a previous answer that social care and those who provide social care,…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital AdmissionsWe have developed a globally recognised programme that combines boosters, testing and antivirals to protect the vulnerable and to reduce hospital admissions. Our “Get Boosted Now”…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital AdmissionsYes, of course. The officials within my Department have carried out a wealth of analysis on case fatality rates in the vaccinated and unvaccinated populations. Recent data has…18 Jan 2022