Oral Answers to Questions

Robbie Moore Excerpts

Tuesday 12th January 2021 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con)]

What progress his Department has made on rolling out covid-19 vaccines.

[Robbie Moore (Keighley) (Con)]

What progress his Department has made on rolling out covid-19 vaccines.

[Munira Wilson (Twickenham) (LD)]

What progress his Department has made in rolling out covid-19 vaccinations.

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[Matt Hancock]

Yes, I want to thank shop workers in essential shops who have to be there for all of us, even in these difficult times when the virus is widely spread. We will be looking very carefully at those professions that will need to be prioritised in phase 2 of the prioritisation programme. We will look at teachers, police and others, but we will also look at shop workers and will make those decisions based on the data.

[Robbie Moore]

I commend my right hon. Friend for what he is doing in terms of the vaccine roll-out. Across West Yorkshire, we have four large-scale vaccination centres planned, but that means that we have one in the Bradford district. May I put in a plea to have a large-scale vaccination centre in Keighley? Can we also consider as vaccination centres smaller-scale offerings that are coming forward from places such as Ilkley Rugby Club?

[Matt Hancock]

I will absolutely look at those two suggestions. I also remind my hon. Friend, all of his constituents and all those across the Bradford district that, yes, there are the large-scale vaccination centres, but there is also the primary care-based delivery, which is happening right across the country.