Public Services Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Public Services

Rosie Cooper Excerpts
Tuesday 28th April 2020

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My right hon. Friend makes an important point, and there has been some confusion over capacity and tests administered. The target is tests administered, and the figure for the number of tests administered on Thursday, which is the day we have set for the target, will be published on Saturday.

Rosie Cooper Portrait Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab) [V]
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Our public health departments were once the envy of the world, so will the Minister give the country hope that the Government will reinstate them to their former glory by resourcing them properly and giving them and local authorities immediate access to the SAGE and Cobra planning assumptions, as well as to the NHSX covid-19 data warehouse? No one answer fits all: all local areas are reacting and are at different stages. Can the Minister give assurances?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Those are very good points, which I will consider and discuss with the Health Secretary.