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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWhen my hon. Friend wants something done rapidly, I listen very carefully to him. I am pleased to tell him that the clinical guidelines have been published today that allow the…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am afraid that the hon. Lady is just not being realistic. I have set out very clearly in my statement the issues around timing. No one is pretending that there is a perfect time…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree. My parents wanted me to be a doctor—a GP—so they were a bit disappointed, although my mum did say that my current role might make up for it. My hon. Friend is absolutely…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is an important point from my right hon. Friend. He will know—I judge that is why he asked the question—that at the moment the figures available are “with covid”, which does…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis is one of the most important issues. As the hon. Lady says, many people are immuno-suppressed or severely clinically vulnerable. It is important that at every stage of…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is precisely for the reasons my right hon. Friend sets out, and for other reasons, that we have already reviewed the rules on self-isolation. That is why we have announced that…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the hon. Lady for what she said about the English football team, but I noticed that she did not say who she supported. I hope it was England. The hon. Lady is right to…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am very happy to give my right hon. Friend that assurance. He made some excellent points. I thank him for his support for the Government’s action, but he is right to point out…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman started by saying that he supports a balanced approach in a sustainable way, and that is exactly what I have set out today from this Dispatch Box. That is…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateBefore I update the House on the pandemic, I would like to take a moment to congratulate the England football team on making history and on the way in which they have brought us…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe guidance that we will publish today will be very clear on that.12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn the app and the so-called pinging—my hon. Friend referred to an individual in his constituency who has perhaps been pinged too many times—it is right, as I have said, that we…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn the study to which the hon. Lady referred, I will look into that and write to her, if she will allow me. Immunocompromised people and what we can do to help them has come up a…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is not all or nothing, which is why the Government have been very clear that as we start opening up other measures will rightfully stay in…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I hope that he noted my comment that, precisely for the reasons he set out, given the high rate of vaccination, we are taking a fresh look…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAgain, this is an important issue. My hon. Friend may have heard the response that I gave earlier about the test and release scheme. I am eagerly waiting to look at the results of…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, as I have said a number of times in this debate, opening up is not without risk, but I hope that the hon. Gentleman understands that keeping restrictions in place is also…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI believe I have answered that question a number of times during this session.12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateObesity is a real problem in this country and others and its causes are very complex, and we want to make sure that we have the best approach possible. My hon. Friend will know…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. During this pandemic we have seen that, by working together on all types of public health issues, but especially the vaccine and…12 Jul 2021