Coronavirus

Caroline Nokes Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd March 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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There is a huge number of things that we need to do in the next few days and, as I have said, this area is under review.

Caroline Nokes Portrait Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con)
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Across Government, in different Departments, there are many people with healthcare experience and professionalism. For example, the Department for Work and Pensions has 3,000 trained professionals working on assessments. What conversations is my right hon. Friend having with other Secretaries of State to understand whether there could be access to those individuals so that they too could be on the frontline?

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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That is something we are absolutely willing to look at.