In today's Urgent Question on the Government’s plan for the reopening of educational settings, I asked the Minister whether pupils will be able to return mid-February once the vulnerable have been vaccinated.
My neighbour in Hastings and Rye, Sally-Ann Hart, sent me the accompanying photo and reminded me that it had been a year to the day when it had been taken. We were out campaigning under clear blue skies in Hastings. At that point, she was a hopeful election candidate.
Deciding how to vote was incredibly difficult so I asked the same questions I have previously; can local NHS cope and have we properly assessed the impact of the restrictions? In answering them, I found that it was more destructive to follow this path and voted against.
It is important that family are able to visit their relatives and loved ones in care homes and so I was pleased that the Covid-19 Winter Plan allows visits from 2 family members if they have received a negative test.