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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the speed of the vaccine roll-out and, in particular, his foresight in setting up the vaccine taskforce as far back as last April, which has…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsI congratulate the Minister on getting this programme off to a flying start: to vaccinate 2 million people, including a third of over-80s, six weeks after the first dose was…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19I fully support these measures and recognise how difficult the decisions are. Before Christmas, we were told that testing was happening at the Public Health England facility at…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe news from AstraZeneca is fantastic. The Secretary of State and British science in general deserve enormous credit. The NHS is now busier than last April; in parts of London it…30 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn the past week, I have received unexpectedly joyful emails from residents of South West Surrey who have been among the first in the world to receive a clinically approved…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThese are incredibly difficult decisions, but I wholly support them, because the evidence from all over the world is that acting early and decisively is the best way to save both…14 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewBabies’ skulls were fractured and bones were broken in excruciatingly traumatic births that would never have happened if mothers’ wishes had been listened to. This is an utterly…10 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-outLike many, I would like to congratulate our scientists; I would like to congratulate the Health and Social Care Secretary himself, the vaccines taskforce and NHS frontline staff,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineThis is a huge personal triumph for the Health Secretary, who has always backed the science. In choosing and backing on behalf of the country the first vaccine to prove…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFrom a sedentary position, I think the Prime Minister said that he was delighted to see me here. [Interruption.] Indeed, he is delighted to see me here—on the Back Benches.…26 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I welcome the Prime Minister back from his splendid isolation to the place that he has no doubt been itching to get back to more than any other—this House of Commons—and say…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI recognise that the Chancellor will have made the decision on 0.7% with an extremely heavy heart, but does he recognise that the respect felt for this country around the world is…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi), who does formidable work on the Health and Social Care Committee. I normally see her…25 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThis is a fantastic announcement. The Prime Minister will remember that in the leadership campaign last year, I said that we should move towards spending 3% of our GDP on defence,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis morning, the Select Committee has been hearing about workforce burnout. Witness after witness said that the one thing that would make a big difference to NHS staff is knowing…17 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI warmly congratulate the Health Secretary on securing access to the new vaccine. Choosing which vaccine to back must be a bit like playing roulette, and to secure 40 million…10 Nov 2020HANSARDBaby Loss: Covid-19It is an honour to follow two such remarkable speeches. Nothing I say will come close to the extraordinary emotions that we have heard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Truro…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The suggestion has been raised on the Floor of the House this week that in the current pandemic we should have a special coronavirus Select…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI strongly support these painful measures, and the Prime Minister’s transparent reluctance to take away people’s liberties will reassure many people that they are absolutely…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19I wholeheartedly support these measures. When we look at the starkness of the data presented to the country at the weekend, we see that the issue is not whether the lockdown is…02 Nov 2020