Health Secretary Matt Hancock starts his committee hearing being asking to rebut point by point the allegations made by Dominic Cummings.
He says he was never advised, as Cummings said, people didn't get the Covid treatment they needed and is very proud of how the NHS responded
He says he was never advised, as Cummings said, people didn't get the Covid treatment they needed and is very proud of how the NHS responded
Hancock denies blaming others for PPE shortages. "That's not a fair recollection" he said.
He said gvt had to remove a "piece of bureaucracy" from the Treasury that put a limit on the price that could be paid for PPE ... but has always recognised it was a team effort.
He said gvt had to remove a "piece of bureaucracy" from the Treasury that put a limit on the price that could be paid for PPE ... but has always recognised it was a team effort.
Did Hancock tell PM in March people would be tested before returning to care homes?
Hancock: "We set out a policy to give people tests" "when tests were available" then "I set about building" that capacity.
But he also said:
Hancock: "We set out a policy to give people tests" "when tests were available" then "I set about building" that capacity.
But he also said:
- There was a fear people wd get covid after testing but before leaving hospital for care home
- The main route to care home infections was community transmission - ie staff.
- Hancock refers to testimony where he said: "people would be tested" and his job was to build capacity
- The main route to care home infections was community transmission - ie staff.
- Hancock refers to testimony where he said: "people would be tested" and his job was to build capacity
Matt Hancock said he has "no idea" why Dominic Cummings took a dim view of him and was aware that Cummings wanted him fired because he read about it in the newspapers.
"Government has functioned much better in the last six months" (since Cummings left" he adds
"Government has functioned much better in the last six months" (since Cummings left" he adds
Jeremy Hunt is asking why Sage didn’t discuss modelling until May.
Matt Hancock says we simply couldn’t have had more tests because of a lack of capacity. He took personal charge and later handed over to Dido Harding
Matt Hancock says we simply couldn’t have had more tests because of a lack of capacity. He took personal charge and later handed over to Dido Harding
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