Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Oct 2021
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)
"On the hon. Gentleman’s stricture about the mask mandate— the requirement on which he wishes us to follow Scotland—the wearing of masks does not seem to have reduced the rate of infection in Scotland, which is somewhat higher than it is in England, does it?..."Desmond Swayne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Oct 2021
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)
"No!..."Desmond Swayne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Oct 2021
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)
"The just shall live by faith...."Desmond Swayne - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 13th October 2021
Asked by:
Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expedite decisions on applications for exemption to managed quarantine from applicants seeking to return to UK in response to relatives becoming seriously ill.
Answered by Maggie Throup
All requests for exemptions from Managed Quarantine are carefully considered. In extremely limited circumstances, an exemption on compassionate grounds may be granted. To expedite the decision-making process applicants should provide supporting medical evidence and apply at least 14 days before travel. Requests for exemptions are identified and prioritised in the same way and applications processed in order of receipt and prioritised based on the proposed date of travel.
Written Question
Wednesday 13th October 2021
Asked by:
Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to recognise, for the purposes of exemption from managed quarantine, AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccinations given to UK citizens in Gambia through the World Health Organisation's COVAX programme.
Answered by Maggie Throup
We do not exempt people from managed quarantine based on vaccination status. Gambia is not a designated ‘red list’ country, so travellers to the United Kingdom are not required to enter managed quarantine unless they have transited through a country on the ‘red list’.
Written Question
Wednesday 13th October 2021
Asked by:
Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the information made publicly available on covid-19 symptoms.
Answered by Maggie Throup
I refer the Rt hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders MP) on 23 July to Question 25024.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Covid-19: Vaccination of Children
"I recall the pervasive disapproval that attached to my family when my children were at school and it became apparent that my wife was refusing to use the powerful chemical solution for the control of nits. When we come to schools being collectively vaccinated, the decision of some parents or …..."Desmond Swayne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Covid-19 Update
"The Secretary of State retains all the powers of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which were used to take away our liberties without prior parliamentary authority. Will he undertake to review that and to give us a new public health Act?..."Desmond Swayne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Sep 2021
Covid Vaccine Passports
"Isn’t the super-spreader event the spread of illiberal, discriminatory and coercive policies from this Dispatch Box?..."Desmond Swayne - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 27th July 2021
Asked by:
Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that covid-19 vaccinations administered in (a) EU member states and (b) other jurisdictions are recognised as valid for entry to UK without the need for quarantine and isolation.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
Work is ongoing to determine which non-United Kingdom vaccines could be recognised in this country. Once confirmed, NHSX will provide access to an NHS COVID Pass for those eligible.