Covid-19 Update

Lord Beamish Excerpts
Monday 12th July 2021

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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On the app and the so-called pinging—my hon. Friend referred to an individual in his constituency who has perhaps been pinged too many times—it is right, as I have said, that we take a fresh look at any changes that we can make in the light of the success of the mass vaccination campaign. If my hon. Friend will bear with me, I think he will be pleased with our course of action.

Lord Beamish Portrait Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab)
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In response to my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson), the Secretary of State said that the Government speak with one voice. Well, clearly on masks they change in response to whatever the latest YouGov poll says. He has been very clear today that people should wear a mask in confined spaces, so I ask him a direct question: what is his advice to retailers? Should they insist on their customers wearing masks when they enter their shops?

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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The guidance that we will publish today will be very clear on that.