Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)
"Yes, I have indeed installed the app. It has taken a significant time and a significant amount of wasted money to actually appear, but it has finally appeared and I would encourage all hon. and right hon. Members to download it...."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The lesson with promises from this Government is that we always need them in writing, and even then they are not necessarily delivered...."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)
"Moving swiftly on.
In England, the number of tests, the availability of tests and the turnaround time simply are not good enough. So dire is the situation that the Prime Minister is arguing with the Health Secretary over whether testing even matters. The Health Secretary has said that
“finding where …..."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. She saves me from coming to another part of my speech. Quality scrutiny is available across the House on a cross-party basis, and we have had no credible explanation for why this debate is limited to 90 minutes.
The rights that I have referred …..."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)
"The hon. and learned Lady is absolutely right. The problem comes with “potentially infected persons”. It is a very poorly drafted schedule, and that is why we are seeing these consequences. I urge the Health Secretary again to look at it.
As we tighten restrictions and ask for more sacrifices …..."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Bill
"The tone of this debate—sober, serious, determined—reflects the mood of the people. I am conscious that, on a Bill of any importance, I would usually be addressing a packed Chamber. However, I thank those Members who are not here and have stayed away for reasons of social distancing. They are …..."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 26th February 2020
Asked by:
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the dangers that perfluorooctanoic acid poses to the body.
Answered by Jo Churchill
Public Health England (PHE) has made no specific assessment of the implications on policies of the dangers that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) poses to the body.
Written Question
Monday 10th February 2020
Asked by:
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for Government advice on the longevity of the coronavirus on (a) parcels and (b) other objects.
Answered by Jo Churchill
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a newly identified virus and as such no specific data on environmental survival is available. Public Health England (PHE) advice on the longevity of 2019-nCoV on parcels and other objects has been based on informed knowledge of other related viruses, such as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
PHE’s current advice is that the virus does not survive well for long periods outside the body and so it is highly unlikely that 2019-nCoV can be spread through post or packages.
This advice and a range of further information can be found online at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-guidance-to-assist-professionals-in-advising-the-general-public/guidance-to-assist-professionals-in-advising-the-general-public
Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Mental Health Act 1983
"I commend my hon. Friend not only on the speech that he is making, but on the very moving way, if I may say so, in which he just spoke about his personal experience and how it informs his views today. Like him, I have had constituents who are dealing …..."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Batten Disease
"Earlier in this Parliament, I supported a young constituent of mine in securing access to Brineura. Health is a devolved matter in Wales, but the NICE recommendations are still very important. The problem I have seen over the past four years, unfortunately, is that those guidelines do not work particularly …..."Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
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