Debates between Liz Kendall and Angela Eagle during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Covid-19: Vaccination of Children

Debate between Liz Kendall and Angela Eagle
Tuesday 21st September 2021

(3 years, 1 month ago)

Westminster Hall
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Miriam Cates Portrait Miriam Cates
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The hon. Lady is absolutely right; I am not saying that other countries are not basing decisions on their own evidence. I am saying that the success of our programme was based on the JCVI’s advice and its particular method of offering vaccination based on individual medical benefit, which gave us an incredible advantage that could have allowed us to wait a further six or nine months to make this decision.

Angela Eagle Portrait Dame Angela Eagle (in the Chair)
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Prior to the hon. Lady responding, the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge must remember that she has to put questions.

Liz Kendall Portrait Liz Kendall
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Thank you, Dame Angela. I will come back to this point, because several hon. Members have talked about what the JCVI recommended, and I hope I will be able to set out a little more information about what it actually said later in the debate. Before I go on to talk about the evidence—