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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI do understand the point the hon. Lady makes, but may I suggest that, if she has not yet, she should read the JCVI’s advice on booster vaccines? I think then she might better…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThere are measures that, when it makes sense, we must remove. The reason that we can take a different approach to contact tracing than we did a few months ago is largely down to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with my hon. Friend. Some 6 million adults throughout the UK remain unvaccinated, and we should all do that we can to at least encourage them to think about taking the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI believe we have been very clear on this issue.14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I will join my hon. Friend in encouraging people to do that. It will be a one minute very well spent.14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, of course I will. Gamston community centre, and community centres, village halls and so many other places up and down the country, including of course in my hon. Friend’s…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can tell my hon. Friend that we keep that under review. At the moment, we have found that the quickest way to encourage 16 and 17-year-olds to take up the offer is through the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. GPs do get and will get additional funding to support vaccination programmes, including the flu vaccination programme. In terms of co-administering the covid vaccine with the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI was not sure from my hon. Friend’s question whether she was referring only to her own area or more generally in terms of local restrictions. In terms of the plans I announced…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI very much agree with my hon. Friend. That is one reason why we are constantly publishing more and more information on the impact and effectiveness of vaccines, including the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWhen I talked earlier about unsustainable pressure, it would be things like hospital occupancy, in particular in intensive care units, the admissions of vaccinated individuals…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI know that my hon. Friend may not agree with every measure that the Government are keeping in place or have set out, but I hope that he agrees that at least the measures that I…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMr Speaker, before I make my statement today, I am sure that the whole House will want to join me in offering our condolences to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and my…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that point. Many people, including many in this House, especially those on the Opposition Benches, told us that the decision we made to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe keep all rules and Acts under review at all times.14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI think it is reasonable to assume that at some point in the future, perhaps as early as next year, there may be what I referred to as bi-variant or perhaps even multi-variant…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am pleased that my hon. Friend has raised this issue of where, in a minority of cases, someone has taken a first dose but has become hesitant about the second. In all those…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I can give my hon. Friend that commitment. He may also be interested to know that, with the booster announcement today, care home residents will be an absolute priority.14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are more than playing our part, Mr Speaker.14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, I always listen to the former Health Secretary. He always has some good advice, and I am pleased that he thinks the Government are moving quickly. He is absolutely right to…14 Sept 2021