All 2 Debates between John McNally and Matt Hancock

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Debate between John McNally and Matt Hancock
Tuesday 23rd February 2021

(3 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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Yes. We are absolutely all on the same side on this issue. To be totally clear for the hon. Lady, and all those listening, the Prime Minister set out that we would offer the vaccine to all residents of care homes by the end of January and to all staff by 15 February, and we achieved that. The challenge is uptake. Rather than having a political ding-dong about it, what we all need to do is get out the positive messages about the vaccination programme. I am delighted that the Minister for Care and the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment have both been working incredibly hard on this issue, and we published an uptake plan last weekend. I am sure the hon. Lady will want to join the efforts to try to encourage everybody to get the jab.

John McNally Portrait John Mc Nally (Falkirk) (SNP)
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What steps his Department is taking to support dental services during the covid-19 pandemic.

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Debate between John McNally and Matt Hancock
Tuesday 23rd July 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Douglas Chapman Portrait Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife) (SNP)
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6. What steps he is taking to ensure access to drugs after the UK leaves the EU.

Matt Hancock Portrait The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock)
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Our highest priority is for patients to continue to have access to medicines and medical products in all Brexit scenarios. As a responsible Government, we will minimise any disruption in our exit, deal or no deal.

On 26 June, we set out our approach to ensuring continuity of supply. I discussed this last week with the head of the NHS, and Professor Keith Willett wrote to all NHS trusts yesterday to advise on no-deal planning.

John McNally Portrait John Mc Nally
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Concerned breast cancer charities have asked me and others to ask the Secretary of State if he will confirm to us, and to them, whether he is leasing enough ferry capacity to ship in medicines in the very likely event of shortages in the UK when we leave the EU.

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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Yes, we secured the requirements ahead of a potential exit on 29 March, and we are doing the necessary work to ensure that capacity is available, whatever the Brexit scenario, on 31 October.