Monday 7th September 2020

(3 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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I appreciate my hon. Friend’s comments. The only thing on which I disagree with him is that I think the first test is not required and will lead people, if they test negative, to think that they maybe do not need to quarantine. The test that helps to shorten would be the important one.

Marion Fellows Portrait Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) [V]
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How concerned is the Secretary of State about other countries placing quarantine restrictions on the UK because of the rising tide of coronavirus infection here?

Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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I think the rises here and elsewhere are concerns for everybody. We saw with France, for example, that its case numbers went up and so far there has not been quarantine in return, but of course it remains a live issue. It is something that we in this country can all do something about by following the rules and by reminding others that this virus has not gone away and to make sure that we do not spread it.