Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
National Security and Investment Bill
"The right hon. Gentleman tempts me, but I am not going to get drawn on the Wedgetail discussion, as that is a slightly separate conversation. He is right to say that this Bill affects not just private business, but the way in which the Government will also conduct their procurement, …..."Tom Tugendhat - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
National Security and Investment Bill
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting this point. May I assure him that I have absolute confidence that the people he will recruit into the unit will be the best and brightest? I pay huge tribute and send many congratulations to the Secretary of State for Business, …..."Tom Tugendhat - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 11th January 2021
Asked by:
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative - Tonbridge)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 119289, whether photographers are able to work (a) indoors and (b) outdoors in areas under (i) tier 1, (ii) tier 2 and (iii) tier 3 covid-19 restrictions.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
Photographers who are practising in a work capacity are exempt from the gathering restrictions, though anybody who is not working and is taking part in the photography, including those being photographed, must adhere to the social contact restrictions that apply in that tier both indoors and outdoors.
Photographers cannot operate in premises that are closed, for example in a hospitality setting in tier 3, unless they are ‘making a film, television programme, audio programme or audio-visual advertisement’.
The Government is keeping the restrictions under continual review.
Written Question
Thursday 3rd December 2020
Asked by:
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative - Tonbridge)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether photographers are permitted to work (a) indoors and (b) outdoors during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
In the national restrictions, which are due to expire on 2 December 2020, photography studios are not considered to be essential services and should not be open to members of the public, although a photographer may continue to leave the house to go to their own studio for work purposes. While photographers could meet one other person outside for the purposes of work, there is not an exemption allowing someone to leave the house to meet a photographer. Photographers may legally visit someone's home if necessary for work purposes. However, we would advise this is kept to a minimum or for essential purposes.
Written Question
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Asked by:
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative - Tonbridge)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the need to prevent mixing of households during covid-19 restrictions, what guidance he has given to local authorities where an individual's assessed need under the Care Act 2014 states that they should attend more than one local day centres.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
We recognise the importance of day centres for many vulnerable people.
Whilst we have not published specific guidance advising local authorities about individuals’ attendance at more than one local day centre, there is a range of other guidance material available. Guidance published on GOV.UK on 3 November outlines that support groups, including day centres, which are formally organised in order to provide mutual aid, therapy or any other form of support in person, can continue to meet with up to 15 participants.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2020
Public Health: Coronavirus Regulations
"I must start with some moments of sadness, which is that, although we have heard much praise of the vaccines in development, the reality is that we do not know whether one is coming. If it does come, how effective will it be? If it is effective, which groups will …..."Tom Tugendhat - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2020
Public Health: Coronavirus Regulations
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right on this. What we are looking for is the consistency to know that, over the next two, three, or perhaps five years, we will have to live with this virus and perhaps without a fully effective vaccine. We need a system that people can …..."Tom Tugendhat - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2020
Public Health: Coronavirus Regulations
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Covid-19
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Covid-19
"Briefly, does the hon. Member recognise that, although he is quite right that nobody came here to restrict liberties—in fact, most of us came to this place to promote liberties—the whole point of promoting liberty in this place is that we must balance liberties? There is obviously the liberty of …..."Tom Tugendhat - View Speech
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