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HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital AdmissionsI am very sorry to hear about what happened to my hon. Friend’s constituent. It cannot be right that people are unable to visit their loved ones while they are in hospital. It…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital AdmissionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise the importance of endometriosis. She will know, I hope, that in the women’s health strategy there will be an important focus on it.…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital AdmissionsThe hon. Lady will know that, sadly because of covid and the need for the NHS to prioritise it—rightly—we have sadly seen an increase in people waiting for elective procedures and…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Tests: SupplyWe have significantly increased our testing and supply capacity since December, procuring over 700 million more lateral flow tests, ramping up our delivery capacity and expanding…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Tests: SupplyI can give the hon. Gentleman an answer, and I am very happy to do so. He will know that whenever we try to procure tests, in this case lateral flow tests, we should always try to…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Tests: SupplyI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend about a unified approach to shared challenges such as covid-19, and that unified approach being the best way forward. Across the UK, we have…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Tests: SupplyFirst, I think the hon. Gentleman accused me of doing something inappropriate, and I think that that is not appropriate, unless he has something else to say or some evidence, but…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsEight weeks ago, when this House last met for Health and Social Care questions, the world had not even heard of the omicron variant; but a third of the total number of UK covid-19…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise this issue, and I thank him for his comments at the start. We all know, as we have just heard from the Under-Secretary of State for…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an issue that is very close to my heart, and the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) rightly raised it a moment ago, too. The pandemic has exposed huge…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course it has not been deprioritised. No cancer has been deprioritised. As the House has heard again today, we have seen an impact on healthcare across the country because of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know that survival rates from cancer were increasing before the pandemic, but as I think the whole House understands, the pandemic has had an impact on all…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right about the importance of helping the whole world to acquire these life-saving vaccines. That is why the UK can be proud of the more than 30 million…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise that point, and I commend him on the fantastic work that he has done in leading this campaign. We were delighted to announce £50 million of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to raise that issue. Healthcare workers have been under significant pressure, especially over the past two years, and of course that applies to GPs. The…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I commend everyone working in the Newcastle hospitals trust and across the NHS for everything they are doing. The hon. Lady is right to talk about the importance of the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much agree with my right hon. Friend; as the whole House knows, he speaks with considerable experience. We need to do things differently, especially as a result of the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for raising the matter in the House. Pulmonary fibrosis is a very serious condition. Far too many people suffer from it, and there needs to be more research…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, I commend my right hon. Friend for the scrutiny that he has constantly provided of the Government’s covid policy. He did that long before I was Secretary of State and I am…13 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI have huge respect for Lord Frost and for my hon. Friend, who has just shared some important points. No one wants to see this country go back into anything resembling a lockdown.…13 Jan 2022