Covid-19 Update Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Liz Twist

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Business of the House (Today)

Covid-19 Update

Liz Twist Excerpts

Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan
Wednesday 8th December 2021

(2 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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The final question is from Liz Twist.

Liz Twist Portrait Liz Twist (Blaydon) (Lab)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Secretary of State rightly emphasised the importance of vaccines, but the Government have fallen short of their target to offer all 12 to 15-year-olds the vaccine by October, so what will he do to ensure that programme is speeded up and rolled out?

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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We recently took measures to increase take-up among that age group by allowing those children, with their parents or guardians, to use the national booking system and the walk-in facilities, and that has certainly helped boost take-up.

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