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Proceeding contribution from John Baron (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 March 2020. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Covid-19.


Covid-19

In welcoming this package of measures, I very much urge my right hon. Friend to encourage businesses to be as flexible as possible so that employees can work from home, and to step up testing for emergency and public sector workers. Will he particularly focus on the elderly

and the vulnerable who are living alone? There is a risk that in this sort of scenario they become inadvertently ignored by the system. What more can the Government do to reach out to these people—whether by looking at the voting register or whatever—to ensure that they are catered for? They are particularly vulnerable if they live alone.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
673 c713 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Clubs Chronic illnesses Cinemas Finance Greater London Disease control Remote working NHS Manufacturing industries Older people Publicity Procurement Public houses Medical devices Pregnancy Travel Screening Social services Restaurants Sick leave Intensive care Coronavirus
Link
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