Covid-19: Winter Plan Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Covid-19: Winter Plan

Stephen Hammond Excerpts
Monday 23rd November 2020

(3 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I certainly will make sure that the hon. Member’s delegation is properly received and that we try to come up with a solution.

Stephen Hammond Portrait Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con)
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Prime Minister, you will know more than anyone else in this House that London is a wonderful diverse city. Many Londoners will welcome much of your statement. However, we are not a single homogenous unit. So can I have your reassurance that when considering the tier system, you will look at the regulations, consider London borough by borough and not treat us all as one unit?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Alas, the virus is no respecter of borough boundaries, as I understand things. My hon. Friend is, of course, totally right in his analysis. The incidence is different in different parts of the city, but there are many things that unite London and encourage transmission across its vast network and I am afraid that is still I think the most sensible way of dealing with it.