Covid-19 Update

Let me address the final point first. As I said to the House last week, my approach was and is th...

It is a pleasure to see you face to face, Mr Speaker, after some time.

The Health Secretary...

We will certainly consider that. I have seen the letter. We have discussed the question. I would ...

While the vaccine programmes across the UK are going well, vaccine-resistant variants remain a ma...

I certainly agree with the hon. Lady on her final point, on international collaboration and worki...

I am delighted to say that I have had my second dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and, so fa...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this important issue. I know that this is an importan...

It is quite astonishing that the Secretary of State’s statement had absolutely nothing to say abo...

I refer the right hon. Gentleman to my previous answer, which is that the Chancellor of the Duchy...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the phenomenal roll-out of the vaccine programme, which ha...

I am delighted that my hon. Friend, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Bla...

Along with others, I welcome the roll-out of the vaccine, as that is very important, but few woul...

The hon. Gentleman raises a very important point. The waiting list issue is very significant; it ...

My right hon. Friend is rightly proud of the stunning performance of the vaccination teams across...

It is incredibly important that all care workers take up the jab if they possibly can, unless the...

As the UK rolls back lockdown restrictions, the global death toll has reached 3 million, and the ...

This is an incredibly important subject. I agree with the substance of what the hon. Lady asked i...

May I add my congratulations to the team that has managed to give two vaccinations to over 10 mil...

The latter question is really a question tied to the certification work. We have not hitherto, as...

The vaccination roll-out for the majority of the country has been nothing short of amazing, and I...

We have a huge amount of work on to tackle exactly the phenomenon that the hon. Lady describes. I...

I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank my right h...

Yes, absolutely. The booster shot programme will be rolled out in a similar way to the first two ...

Over the last week, several serious concerns have been raised with me about the managed quarantin...

I am afraid I do not agree with the prognosis. We are, of course, very careful to ensure that the...

Given that the seven-day rolling average of covid deaths is now 24.9, with just 10 yesterday, and...

My hon. Friend is quite right to ask about that; it is an incredibly important topic. I am please...

I want to challenge the Secretary of State about the inexplicable delay in adding India to the re...

I recently saw the figures for the proposed increase for NHS spending in Scotland. The proposed i...

I thank my right hon. Friend for the foresight and the early investment decisions made on vaccine...

Yes, of course. We want to get back to normal for care home residents—of course we do. We are tak...

At today’s meeting of the all-party group on myalgic encephalomyelitis, we discussed the overlaps...

Of course, the prioritisation for vaccination when it comes to those who are vulnerable is clinic...

I was really pleased to hear my right hon. Friend reference the appointment of Professor Lucy Cha...

I was absolutely delighted that on Friday, following the work of Professor Chappell and others, w...

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I think we might have to move on.

Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minister, has just announced that he has no plans to open up...

That is the approach we have taken so far since the introduction of the red list and the hotel qu...

The Health Secretary is clearly right to put India on the red list and to safeguard the vaccine p...

We keep all these decisions for each country under constant review. The challenge of the genomic ...

May I add my congratulations to all those who have been involved in the fantastic vaccine roll-ou...

Any decisions like that would be based on the evidence, and we have far more evidence now than we...

I add my praise to the team rolling out vaccines in Salford, led by Salford Primary Care Together...

The hon. Lady raises an important point on a subject that she knows extremely well. If I may, cou...

The UK’s vaccination programme has been an international trailblazer, the strategic aim of preven...

My right hon. Friend has deep experience in this area, and I am very grateful for what he said—th...

I hope I do not still sound like a robot, Madam Deputy Speaker. The gradual easing of restriction...

The hon. Lady is right to raise this issue. We have maintained access to urgent dental treatment ...

The NHS has had its busiest and most crucial year ever, fighting the pandemic and delivering the ...

The admiration in which I hold NHS staff holds no bounds. The question of pay is rightly one for ...

On Friday I visited the vaccination centre at the Harlow Leisurezone to see the extraordinary wor...

May I add my praise for those at the vaccination centre at Harlow Leisurezone? They have been wor...

I have been contacted by several constituents who ordered very expensive tests from companies rec...

The hon. Lady is quite right to raise this. We have kicked two suppliers off the list of approved...

This session is supposed to finish in three minutes’ time, but we have 12 more questioners. I wou...

Following the important announcement last week, I know that many expectant mothers in Guildford a...

Absolutely. This decision was taken on the basis of the best possible science and significant amo...

The Scottish Government and the First Minister have commitment to a full public inquiry later thi...

This is obviously a matter for powers greater than the Health Department. It is something that th...

Along with the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on brain tumours, my hon. Friend the Me...

My hon. Friend raises an important point, and I am happy to look into it. I am also pleased that ...

Face coverings are likely to remain a feature to protect against covid-19, but people with hidden...

Yes, an awareness campaign is under way, and I am grateful for advance notice of this question. I...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the big reductions, based on the vaccinations, in case and...

My right hon. Friend has asked about this many times, and he is quite right to, because it is not...

In response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth), the Secre...

As I said to the right hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth), my approach was and i...

Rugby’s primary care network-led vaccination centre at Locke House has provided over 34,000 first...

I will look into that question, which has not been raised before. Generally, the use of a primary...

The Prime Minister today cancelled his planned trip to India this week, and the Health Secretary ...

We simply do not know that. We are acting on a precautionary basis. I cannot give the hon. Gentle...

May I add my thanks to the NHS in Amber Valley, which has been moving through the vaccines so fas...

We do not think that that is true.

Stoke Mandeville Hospital in my constituency is home to the National Spinal Injuries Centre. Desp...

Yes, of course, I will give that matter consideration. I also make the case that while, as we ope...

Lateral flow testing is really important in our continued fight against the pandemic. I am really...

We are working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure that the testing offer in Wales is as ...

I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. We will now have a three-minute suspension for ...