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HANSARDCovid-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 know that these are important issues for the House, and particularly for my hon. Friend, who chairs the Transport Committee. I do not want to pre-empt the statement by my right…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend mentioned yesterday’s statement. My hon. Friend the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment was referring to whether the Department had received advice on…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 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the concerns of Jane and many others up and down the country and to express her frustration in the way he did. I am certain that, when this…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI reassure my right hon. Friend that, first, the legal basis that we are following for vaccinations, and for child vaccinations in particular, has been set out since the 1980s and…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 UpdateMy hon. Friend is right to raise that. The booster jabs will be hugely important in maintaining protection. The GP networks and the NHS vaccination centres have all been part of…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes.14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I will. This is an important issue, and we are working on it with the British Medical Association, the NHS, and other important organisations. We can do a number of things,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI would say two things to the right hon. Gentleman. First, it is important that we have a system of surveillance, especially for variants across the world. There are different…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 and Flu Vaccinations: Health and Social Care SectorI wish to inform the House of the action the Government are taking to consider how to further improve uptake of covid-19 and flu vaccinations by those who work in our health and…09 Sept 2021HANSARD2021-22 Pay Review Body RecommendationsI am responding on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to both the 34th report of the NHS pay review body (NHSPRB) and to the 49th report of the review body on…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNational Strategy for Autistic Children, Young People and Adults 2021 to 2026Today I am announcing the publication of “the national strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026”. The strategy is aimed at significantly improving the…21 Jul 2021HANSARDMental Health Act Reform: Consultation ResponseThe Government have today published the joint Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Justice consultation response to the White Paper Reforming the Mental Health…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am pleased that I gave way to the hon. Gentleman as he raises a very important issue. In this Bill, as I will come to, one of the central themes is integration. When I come to…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI hear what my right hon. Friend has said and I think that, as I progress through my opening remarks, he will like what I have to say about integration and cutting bureaucracy.…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThere have been wide-ranging consultations on the Bill, as I mentioned, which have taken place over the past two years. While I cannot say specifically which trade union or which…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI listened carefully to what the hon. Gentleman said. As I have said, no final decisions have been made, but if he would like a meeting with a Health Minister, we can arrange that…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillClinical decisions should always be made by those with clinical expertise—I think everyone in the House would agree on that—and that should be independent of any outside…14 Jul 2021