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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am pleased that the hon. Lady has raised this issue. First, I give my personal thanks to the doctor in her constituency to whom she refers and to the many other doctors and…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman refers to the announcement on masks that we made yesterday, about moving away from rules and regulations to guidance and personal responsibility. He asks how we…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateFirst, may I associate myself with the hon. Gentleman’s expression of condolences? On his substantive question, I am not fully aware of the information he has requested, but I…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe all know that the impact of this terrible virus has been very different across the world. The hon. Gentleman has talked about countries in the far east. The impact in South…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI can tell my right hon. Friend that our take-up, compared with that of any other large country, is the best in the world. That said, of course we would like to see even better…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWith permission, I would like to make a statement on the pandemic and the road map to freedom. Freedom is in our sights once again, thanks to the protective wall of this country’s…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateLet me turn to the right hon. Gentleman’s questions. First, he asked about infections. As I said yesterday from this Dispatch Box, we expect infections to continue to rise for the…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the issue of cancer, and of course it is a huge priority for the Government. I mentioned earlier how, sadly, because of the rules…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend asks an important question and we are still considering what more we can do to give more confidence to the immunosuppressed, and we will be saying more on…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman will have heard in my statement that no course of action that we take now is without risk, and I think he understands that. There is still a pandemic—as I said,…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYes, I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. The Education Secretary will be saying more later this week, but I can confirm to my hon. Friend that on 19 July it is our plan to…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI think the hon. Gentleman is suggesting that people should have the freedom to wear a mask if they wish, but it should not be mandatory—it should not be mandated by law. There…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateNo one is suggesting that because of the vaccines, the link between cases and hospitalisation has been completely broken. What I have said, and this is a fact based on the…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am very happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. The Cheadle Together Trust and many other third-party and voluntary organisations across the country really stepped up…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIt is right that we provide support, including financial support, for those who are isolating and finding things difficult. We will continue to do so, and we will keep that under…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for the work that he has personally been doing during the pandemic. I can tell him that all doses used in the UK have been subject to very rigorous safety…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI can tell the right hon. Gentleman that that will happen very soon, and the Secretary of State for Transport will have more to say on this very shortly.05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI will be making a statement to Parliament on just that issue. I think I will probably make it tomorrow.05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady raises an important issue. We have seen, sadly, that through the pandemic, because of various inequalities up and down the country, some people have suffered a lot…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI can tell my hon. Friend that the guidance is really asking people to use their common sense. If there are many other people around them, particularly if those people might be…05 Jul 2021