but the chair of the committee, yvette cooper, had a specific question.ity tell you that these dormitories of 20 plus people were safe in covid terms? well, we have had advice as a department, so... did they look at those arrangements? the department has looked, the department has reviewed at every stage, from day one, from the outset, in getting these locations, these sites up and running and ready throughout every single phased approach, because quite frankly, regulations have changed since the summer. guidance has changed. the department works with public health england and... i'm sure you've worked with everybody. ..on every single level. i'm sure you worked with everybody. i simply want to know, matthew, can you tell us, did public health england or the local authorities say to you, "yes, we approve of these arrangements. "this is social distancing and this will work, this is covid compliant" ? chair, if public health englandj were here they would, i think, they'd explain that they don't do those sorts of approvals. they don't certify that certain co

the chair of the home affairs committee, yvette cooper, said the number of cases was "pretty clear evidenceife—saving, detecting the early signs of cervical cancer, but many women don't attend their appointments, including grace, who later discovered she had severe abnormal cell changes. it was quite scary, especially because i didn't really know that much about it. but i'm just so thankful that i went when i did, it could have been different if i'd left it, you know, even six months. with the pandemic worsening the situation, nhs england is trialling do it at home kits. they'll be offered to more than 31,000 women aged 25 to 64 in london who are 15 months overdue for a check. if results reveal an infection, called the human papillomavirus, or hpv, patients will be invited to their gpfora standard smear test. what we're hoping to do with this is reallyjust to make cervical screening easier for women and really capture many more women into screening than we have been doing, because we know that this protects them from cervical cancer. we also know in terms of how easy and accurate the test i

system in place. )let�*s talk to the the chair of the home affairs select committee the rt hon yvette coopern we do not have model restrictions in place and that made the pandemic much worse as a result. they have to learn the lessons. they should publish the sage advice so we can see it. we have heard conflicting reports but they also need to bring in that stronger measures, the current approach is not working, still too many gaps and to many delays. not working, still too many gaps and to many delays-— to many delays. what would you like to many delays. what would you like to see? two — to many delays. what would you like to see? two approaches _ to many delays. what would you like to see? two approaches they - to many delays. what would you like to see? two approaches they could i to see? two approaches they could take that would _ to see? two approaches they could take that would be _ to see? two approaches they could take that would be learning - to see? two approaches they could take that would be learning the - take that would be learning the lessons from what other countries have don

side of it is the question about the importation of these new variants and earlier today we heard yvette cooperowing the scientific advice it has been given coming with a sort of mixed policy of now bringing in the idea that you had to have a clear negative test showing that you are free of covid—19 if you have to enter the country and also have to isolate at home. more questions about whether the issue of having a blanket hotel, venting and, again, he was saying he didn't think that... had thought the targeted approach would be better one. so, a balancing act. there are many pressures with the arrivals of the new variant and it spread around the country. new variant and it spread around the count . �* ., , new variant and it spread around the count . . ., a, new variant and it spread around the count . . ., country. and, as matthew hancock sits down. — country. and, as matthew hancock sits down, nicola _ country. and, as matthew hancock sits down, nicola sturgeon - country. and, as matthew hancock sits down, nicola sturgeon in i sits down, nicola sturgeon in scotland says they are going to int