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When we look at the toll of this pandemic
it must be measured
not only in the tragic loss of life that we have endured with over 100,000 deaths
and once again I offer my condolences to the families and friends of everybody who has lost loved ones -
but I’m afraid we must also remember not just the damage to the economy, but the lost weeks and months of education
and the real risk of damage to the prospects of our young people.
And so I share very much the frustration of pupils and teachers who today want nothing more than to get back to the classroom.
27 January 2021
Mr Speaker, with permission, I will make a statement on the Government’s measures to safeguard our United Kingdom against the new variants of Covid until we have administered enough vaccinations to free ourselves from the virus.
And I am acutely conscious that at this moment, parents are balancing the demands of working from home with supporting the education of their children, businesspeople are enduring the sight of their shops or restaurants or other enterprises standing empty and idle and, sadly, too many are coping with the anxiety of illness or tragedy of bereavement.
I am deeply sorry to say that the number of people that have taken from us has surpassed 100,000, as the house was discussing only an hour or so ago, and I know the House will join me in offering condolences to all those who have lost loved ones.