Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jun 2021
Coronavirus
"Following the science is an attractive and even comforting idea in a time of uncertainty. But—I say this as a scientist —we can no more follow science than we can follow history. Science gives us knowledge and understanding, but it cannot give us wisdom, and it is wisdom that we …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 22nd March 2021
Asked by:
Miriam Cates (Conservative - Penistone and Stocksbridge)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what coordination is taking place between the UK and Israel on covid-19 vaccine deployment.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government recognises that a global pandemic requires global solutions. It is essential that the Department is regularly in discussions with other countries, including Israel, on a wide range of COVID-19 issues to share learnings and collaborate internationally on the vaccination programme. Feedback from these discussions, where relevant, is used to improve the United Kingdom vaccination programme.
Written Question
Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Asked by:
Miriam Cates (Conservative - Penistone and Stocksbridge)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what collaborative scientific research partnerships are ongoing between the UK and Israel to combat covid-19.
Answered by Edward Argar
Funded by the Department, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is the nation's largest funder of health and care research. The NIHR has led urgent public health research on COVID-19, targeted at both domestic and global research and development solutions. Outside the United Kingdom, we are funding global health research to tackle COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation, using Official Development Assistance (ODA) to fund high quality applied health research and training. Countries eligible to receive ODA are as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee list of ODA recipients. Israel is not eligible to receive ODA and as such has not been involved in the NIHR’s global health research in this area.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2020
Covid-19
"I do not envy my Government colleagues who have had to make such difficult decisions over the past few months. Although the first lockdown was drastic, it was justified by our lack of knowledge of the disease, how it spreads and whom it affects. I commend the Government for making …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Restrictions: South Yorkshire
"None of us in South Yorkshire wanted to be in this position and, as hon. Members have already said, this is going to hit families, businesses and communities hard at a time when we are already weary of months of not seeing family and friends. But it is important that …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Update
"I thank my right hon. Friend, his Department and the many thousands of people who have worked so hard throughout the pandemic to make sure that our NHS has not been overwhelmed, but an inevitable consequence of this is that a large number of elective operations have been delayed, including …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Covid-19 Update
"We have seen incredible advances by the UK’s scientific community throughout the pandemic, and it is great news that scientists at the University of Sheffield are joining the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium to undertake research that we all hope will lead to an effective vaccine. Until we have that vaccine, …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 May 2020
Covid-19 Response
"Fortunately, coronavirus presents an extremely low risk to children, and I am delighted that schools are able to plan to reopen from 1 June. We will need to monitor closely the effects of that on numbers of covid-19 infections. Can my right hon. Friend reassure parents and teachers that every …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 May 2020
Covid-19 Update
"At the start of this pandemic, with no effective drug treatment, the only way to save the lives of coronavirus patients has been to ensure that hospital treatment is available for all who need it, so I thank my right hon. Friend for overseeing such a massive increase in critical …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Mar 2020
Health Inequalities
"There is clear evidence that deprivation has a big impact on health and life expectancy. Preventing disease and encouraging healthy lifestyles are the key drivers in reducing poor health and early deaths in all communities, but particularly in more deprived areas. So much is known now that was not understood …..."Miriam Cates - View Speech
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