Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Covid-19 Update
"May I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement today? He will know that the normal winter preparedness programme is just about to start. Will he confirm whether he will examine the medical evidence for vaccinating people under the age of 18 as part of this year’s programme? What …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Apr 2021
Covid-19 Update
"I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for the extraordinary roll-out, which is still continuing, and I thank all the health workers across Wimbledon and south-west London.
In his statement, my right hon. …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Mar 2021
Health and Social Care Update
"I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. The roll-out of the vaccine has been truly impressive and undoubtedly led to some heightened expectations. From experience, I recognise that the supply letter from NHS England to the system was not actually unusual. Does my right hon. Friend agree that …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Feb 2021
Covid-19 Update
"I congratulate all those in the local health service and volunteers rolling out the successful vaccine programme in Wimbledon. I agree that we need effective border security. However, my right hon. Friend said earlier that new variants could emerge anywhere, so could he allay my concern that our efforts might …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Feb 2021
Covid-19 Update
"I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his decisions of last year to guarantee the surplus supplies of vaccine, and I thank all the NHS staff and volunteers in Wimbledon who are delivering it. Clearly, getting the vaccine rolled out as fast as possible is key. Therefore, can he confirm …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 14th January 2021
Asked by:
Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
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 Health and Safety Executive’s updated guidance for manufacturers and suppliers on surface disinfectant; and whether his Department plans to include similar recommendations in its healthcare guidance for the 2020 festive period.
Answered by Jo Churchill
While there has been no specific assessment, Public Health England has published guidance on how to disinfect and sanitise non-healthcare settings, including offices and public spaces, which is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-decontamination-in-non-healthcare-settings/covid-19-decontamination-in-non-healthcare-settings
The Department has published guidance to support the ‘Hands. Face. Space’ public information campaign for winter 2020. This guidance is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-campaign-to-prevent-spread-of-coronavirus-indoors-this-winter
Written Question
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Asked by:
Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that disinfectant products on sale to the general public for use on reducing the risk of transmission of covid-19 meet the required high clinical standards and are effective against covid-19.
Answered by Edward Argar
- Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I have been asked to reply.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has advised that consumer law requires traders to provide consumers with information on the main characteristics of goods. This information must be accurate and not misleading. Consumers may also request information from the retailer when making a purchase and the retailer would be required to provide this accurately under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
Written Question
Tuesday 24th November 2020
Asked by:
Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish guidance for support groups operating under Paragraph 11(6) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, to ensure the consistency of advice from local authorities to those groups.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
Guidance on the current restrictions is available on GOV.UK at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#where-and-when-you-can-meet-in-larger-groups
The Department is not planning to provide specific advice on support groups to local authorities.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"The independent reconfiguration panel overwhelmingly backed the plans for the development at the Epsom and St Helier trust; does my hon. Friend agree that the Labour party should take away the threat of a judicial review and allow this investment to take place so that my constituents and the constituents …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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