funding, all the covid funding. i want children at the heart of recovery. that s what we need to do. dame rachel de souza, children s commissionerfor dame rachel de souza, children s commissioner for england, dame rachel de souza, children s commissionerfor england, thank dame rachel de souza, children s commissioner for england, thank you very much. commissioner for england, thank you ve much. ., and if you ve been affected by the issues we ve been talking about, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline for details of organisations offering information and support, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. news just newsjust coming into news just coming into us newsjust coming into us in news just coming into us in the last couple of minutes. the european court of human rights has ruled that russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of alexander litvinenko, an outspoken critic of the russian government.
well being and mental health and i have some really practical things i think we can do and some solutions. first off on the serious end, absolutely the government has put more money into covid for the nhs and dealing with the response. i want to make sure that is prioritised on children s mental health. it is really important we deal with this, and dealing with theseissues deal with this, and dealing with these issues early and dealing with them when they are young will save a huge amount of suffering and will be really positive for the future. then there are a lot of practical things we can do it earlier i m calling for as well, many which have started. first off, children have told me that where they want to get support for their mental well being, they want to get it early, and the place they want to look for that is school, so it is imported we have seen your leaders, pastoral workers, trained who can respond to mental health issues, but also senior leaders. but also that we hav
year~ recovery to the game pace over the year~ recovery to the game pace over the year~ to recovery to the game pace over the year. to regain pace over the year~ year. to regain pace over the ear. ~ ., ., ., year. when we look at the overall health of the year. when we look at the overall health of the country year. when we look at the overall health of the country so year. when we look at the overall health of the country so many - health of the country so many factors are replaced, notjust covid and the repercussions of that but supply issues, rising costs of energy, issues at ports, some of that due to brexit, particularly in the uk, and the knock on effect today, more news about the fate of some energy companies in the uk. what you think the future looks like in the short term at least for the economy in the uk? i in the short-term at least for the economy in the uk? economy in the uk? i think it the short-term economy in the uk? i think it the short-term
tax revenue economy has done better, revenue and tax revenue has been better and tax revenue tax revenue has been better and tax revenue has tax revenue has been better and tax revenue has been able to be less really revenue has been able to be less really sharp revenue has been able to be less really sharp drops in government borrowing really sharp drops in government borrowing. this august the borrowing is more borrowing. this august the borrowing is more than borrowing. this august the borrowing is more than economists had been expecting. is more than economists had been expecting, if we can to all the borrowing expecting, if we can to all the borrowing so far this year to date, it is still borrowing so far this year to date, it is still a borrowing so far this year to date, it is still a long way below expectations but it is a sign in august expectations but it is a sign in august that the pace of improvement has started to slow. tax august that the
indeed. so we are at a much higher level of infection rates. can he tell the house what level of deaths the government will be prepared to accept from covid before they think of taking measures to try to prevent the ongoing spread? i5 of taking measures to try to prevent the ongoing spread? is to of taking measures to try to prevent the ongoing spread? the ongoing spread? is to speaker, of course no the ongoing spread? is to speaker, of course no one the ongoing spread? is to speaker, of course no one wants the ongoing spread? is to speaker, of course no one wants to - the ongoing spread? is to speaker, of course no one wants to see - the ongoing spread? is to speaker, of course no one wants to see any. of course no one wants to see any death from any disease, including covid, but i think that, as we have learned more about covid, i think everyone understands that it is not completely preventable, but it is our vaccines that are making a difference in wirral and across the count