James Sunderland highlights the divisive nature of the second lockdown in England and calls on the Government to consider early easing of restrictions in low-infection areas.
James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
Lockdown 2 has been very divisive across the UK, not least in Bracknell. Are there any circumstances in which my right hon. Friend might consider early easing of restrictions, perhaps in low-infection areas?
Matt Hancock (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care)
We always keep the data under review and we are always looking at what we can do. Our goal is to get out of this lockdown into the tiered system and we are focused on that and on getting the numbers down. Even in Bracknell, where for so long the rate of infection was incredibly low, we have seen an increase in that rate of infection and it is important to get it under control in Bracknell, as it is elsewhere in the country.