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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. I can absolutely confirm that plans are being put in place. A huge amount of work was done by my predecessor and, of course, I will…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI could not hear the question entirely, but I think I got the gist of it. Areas that are seeing rising case rates—as I mentioned, some parts of England are seeing particularly…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can certainly confirm that to my right hon. Friend. As he suggests, the vaccine is the best way out of this pandemic. Let me share with him that four fifths of adults have had…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOther hon. Members have rightly raised this very important issue, and my hon. Friend is right to draw attention to it once again. It is something that I have focused on from day…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue about his local hospital. As a constituency MP, I absolutely understand the importance of local hospitals and having that support in…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI was not aware of this issue. I am glad that the hon. Gentleman has brought it to my attention, and I will certainly raise it with my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. This is a such a crucial point and it is one that I referred to earlier. Of course, cases are not unimportant, but because we now…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCancer diagnosis and treatment has remained a top priority, and rightly so, throughout the entire pandemic. Some 2.47 million urgent referrals have been made and over 618,000…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, I thank my hon. Friend for the work that he personally has done to support the NHS, especially through his work in A&E departments. I also thank others who have contributed…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI should first tell my right hon. Friend that I am happy to be recycled. Recycling is something that we are all in favour of. On his important point about data, I saw the data in…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe whole House would agree that the Government must absolutely make sure that there is a fair pay settlement for all NHS workers, and that is certainly what there will be.28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is an important issue for many hon. Members. Services, in this case maternity services, were understandably, I think it is fair to say, suspended to deal with the pandemic.…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend has raised an important issue. Even before I had this job, that issue came up again and again when I was a constituency MP just like him, and I absolutely…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is going to have to try a lot harder than that.28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady will know that the NHS is one of our greatest public services. In fact, it is one of the greatest public services that any country has, and it is an example to the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. As someone who has also been the Local Government Secretary and the Business Secretary, I agree with him even more, just directly from…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis is another very important issue. My hon. Friend is right to highlight the impact of the isolation that is demanded of children—understandably so, but it is having an impact…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his welcome. On his question, I simply say yes, I will.28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with the hon. Lady on the importance of social care and that it should be a priority for reform, as it is for this Government. I do not agree with her characterisation…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe hon. Lady first talked about the importance of border control, and she was right to do so. That is why the Government have already put in place the so-called traffic light…28 Jun 2021