Covid-19

The NAO report to which the hon. Member refers highlights that we were acting with “extreme urgen...

Will the Minister give way again?

If the hon. Member will bear with me, I will continue.

The NAO report examined potential co...

I want to make a very different point, which is about how well prepared we were for this year and...

The hon. Member is an incredible campaigner in the area of neural injuries. When elective procedu...

rose —

I will give way briefly but then I would like to push on.

I am not having a go at the Minister; I am simply trying to ask a question for the country, in a ...

I will come on to the area of cancer, in particular. Strides have been made in different ways of ...

Will the Minister give way?

I am going to push on a little bit and then I will give way again.

This enormous national e...

rose —

I would be happy to hear from the hon. Member, who champions radiotherapy.

I very much appreciate the Minister’s work in this area. She will have seen that leading clinicia...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. As he will know, the comprehensive spending revi...

As Members will see from the call list, quite a number of people wish to participate in this deba...

I am grateful for the opportunity to open this debate for the Opposition. It is an important deba...

The hon. Gentleman is making a good point, and the 60-something-per cent. success rate of the nat...

The hon. Gentleman gives a concerning example that shows how the system is struggling in general....

I appreciate my hon. Friend having picked up on the point I made. The Minister very carefully rea...

I heard the point that the test had been clear that nothing wrong had been done, which, frankly, ...

We will begin with a time limit of six minutes.

4.48 pm

It strikes me that, as MPs, it is our duty to make difficult decisions. We must face head-on the ...

Order. I am terribly sorry, but the six minutes are up. I know that before I call you, Mr Hanvey,...

This global pandemic has shaken the lives of so many. The pain from the loss of loved ones, frien...

I think the hon. Member will probably agree with me that what is galling for so many people is th...

The hon. Gentleman makes the extremely important point that the avarice attached to these contrac...

The time limit is reinstated.

5.8 pm

There are a couple of areas relating to how we continue to fight the virus that will benefit from...

It is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Dewsbury (Mark Eastwood); we share the same hospi...

In the light of the welcome news that a potential vaccine is forthcoming, I want to talk about th...

The people of Darlington have followed the rules, but this invisible virus has continued to infec...

I can see that we still have a fair number of speakers, so after the next speaker I will reduce t...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I cannot remember the last time I was able to take part in a general debate...

I start by paying tribute to the amazing work undertaken by healthcare workers, care workers, tea...

I am delighted to start my contribution to this debate by paying tribute to the key workers on th...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker), although I do...

Order. It will be obvious from the Order Paper that I have to reduce the time limit. I will do so...

On 22 October, the Prime Minister said:

“We are wrapping our arms around the country to giv...

Over recent months there has been robust and at times heated debate about the response to the cov...

Back in March, when our worst fears were confirmed and the first lockdown hit, I thought that som...

I have made no secret of the fact that throughout this pandemic, I have been repeatedly impressed...

I appreciate this opportunity to pay tribute to some of my constituents who have had such a tough...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney).

I pay tribute t...

In order to try to accommodate everybody, I will reduce the time limit to three minutes after the...

This is a crisis of a proportion that we could never have imagined, but it seems that cronyism ha...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle). I have o...

Amid a deadly second wave and record-breaking numbers of covid-19 infections, it is important to ...

Order.

6.23 pm

The announcement of the preliminary results of the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna covid ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer). I appreciate...

One of the issues to emerge with covid is the apparent difference in rates and severity for diffe...

Does the hon. Member not agree that the intensive care beds are filled today with covid-19 patien...

I really do urge people not to make interventions, because it is going to prevent other people fr...

I thank the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe) for her comments, but if she listens f...

Order. The hon. Gentleman has had longer than three minutes.

6.34 pm

I echo the sentiments of many Members in thanking our NHS workers for the work they have done thr...

We will start the winding-up speeches at 6.44 pm. There are three speakers left, so if colleagues...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I will be incredibly quick.

This is an incredibly fast-mov...

As I said in the Chamber two weeks ago, it goes against every bone in the body to impose restrict...

Thank you for your flexibility in managing the timetable, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have two points...

As this dreadful pandemic continues week by week, we cannot allow ourselves for a moment to be de...

I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate. It is a chance to remember those who...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was really disappointed that in the Minister’s windi...

I will happily respond. I am sorry that I did not have a lot of time at the Dispatch Box. However...

Thank you. I should just say that both Front Benchers agreed to keep their contributions shorter ...