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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2021
Covid-19

"My hon. Friend is being very generous with his time. Could he perhaps say more about what percentage of those vaccinated in the vulnerable categories will count towards such a consideration?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2021
Covid-19

"The Minister ordinarily has a rather pessimistic speech inflicted on her when I rise in the House, but today I want to strike a different tone, because the whole country can now see that we have a moment of opportunity, a moment of hope and a route out of these …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Dec 2020
Public Health

"Could my hon. Friend confirm the numbers of the AstraZeneca vaccine that are ready to be administered?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Dec 2020
Covid-19 Update

"It being Christmas, and given the circumstances that we are in, covid-compliant carol singers in Stockport have been heard singing the words of that well-known epidemiologist Mariah Carey, “All I want for Christmas is tier 2”, but sadly their entreating that outcome has not been successful at all. Can my …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2020
Covid-19 Update

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2020
Covid-19 Update

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for that warm welcome.

Further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin), the approach of Essex and Hertfordshire shows that district authorities can be dealt with separately between tiers. With that tantalising prospect, will my …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2020
Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out

"I always enjoy my exchanges with my right hon. Friend, and this time I mean that when I say it, because this is incredibly welcome news, particularly given Stepping Hill Hospital’s role in the administration of the vaccine. I will certainly encourage all my constituents, when they receive the invitation, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2020
Covid-19

"My right hon. Friend lists the many commendable achievements of the national health service in the period since the first wave, but the main contention is that this policy is for ICU capacity issues. What specifically has been done over the summer to increase that capacity?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2020
Covid-19

"I understand that I am quickly building a reputation in this House for being somewhat grumpy and contrarian—[Hon. Members: “Building?”] Or indeed cementing the pinnacle of it. I can understand why those on the Front Bench may regard me as one of the characters from “The Muppet Show”; perhaps Statler …..."
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Written Question
Medical Treatments: Coronavirus
Wednesday 21st October 2020

Asked by: William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the potential effectiveness of cotrimoxazole in the treatment of covid-19.

Answered by Nadine Dorries

The Department is considering carefully all available evidence around the potential of different drugs for use in treating COVID-19, including from clinical trials in the United Kingdom and overseas. NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory are working together through the RAPID-C19 oversight group as part of a multi-agency approach to ensure any products deemed safe and effective in clinical trials to treat COVID-19 can rapidly be brought into wider use across the National Health Service in the UK.

There are currently no UK clinical trials investigating cotrimoxazole in the treatment of COVID-19; however, we are aware of two Phase II trials using this product running in Bangladesh and Greece. These studies have not yet reported results.