Tuesday, 12 January 2021
Virtual participation in proceedings commenced (Orders, 4 June and 30 December 2020). [NB: [V] denotes a Member participating virtually.]
The Secretary of State was asked—
What progress his Department has made on rolling out covid-19 vaccines.
What assessment he has made of the effect of the second wave of covid-19 on cancer (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment delayed during the covid-19 outbreak.
What progress his Department has made on rolling out community testing for covid-19.
What the evidential basis is for the use of Innova lateral flow tests for covid-19 in the asymptomatic population.
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of covid-19 contact tracing at (a) national and (b) local authority level.
What plans he has to improve the evidence base for future debates on the options available for terminally ill people at the end of their life.
If he will take steps to ensure that Feilding Palmer Community Hospital in Lutterworth is reopened as a covid-19 vaccination centre.
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the scientific evidence base underpinning the Government’s response to the covid-19 outbreak.
What progress his Department has made on establishing the extent of roll-out of the covid-19 vaccine required to enable relaxation of covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on bed capacity throughout the NHS.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
I have a short statement to make about Select Committees. On Tuesday 24 March, the House passed an order allowing for virtual participation in Select Committee meetings and giving Chairs...
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the situation in Xinjiang and the Government’s response. The evidence of the scale and severity of the human rights...
With permission, I will update the House on Defence support in the national covid response. As hon. Members are aware, I committed to updating Parliament on our efforts, and the Ministry of...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to seek your advice on an issue in my constituency for which I am unable to get redress. The fact is that there is a social enterprise called...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
I beg to move, That this House has considered covid-19. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for your courtesy in slightly drawing out your introduction to allow me to take my mask off as I came to...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 1483), dated 8 December 2020, a copy of which was...
That the draft Tax Credits Reviews and Appeals (Amendment) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 15 October, be approved.—(Michael Tomlinson.) Question agreed to.
Motion made, That, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 10 (Sittings in Westminster Hall) and the Order of the House on 23 September 2020, there shall be no sittings in Westminster Hall with...
Motion made, That, notwithstanding the Resolution of the House of 10 November 2020, it be an instruction to the Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act that it should report by...
Ordered, That the Order of the House of 16 January 2020 (Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills)), as amended by the Orders of the House of 25 March, 22 April, 12 May, 10 June,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
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