Over one million NHS staff continue to benefit from multi-year pay deals agreed with trade unions, which have delivered a pay rise of over 12 per cent for newly qualified nurses and will increase junior doctors’ pay scales by 8.2 per cent.

A single person without a roof over their head is one too many, and it is important that the most vulnerable people are helped to get their lives back on track.

The fire at Grenfell was a tragedy and we owe it to the victims to make sure it never happens again. I fully realise that people are eager to see changes to fire safety legislation – as am I – and for these reforms to happen quickly.

As set out in the 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment, the decision to leave the European Union has created an historic opportunity to deliver a Green Brexit, where environmental standards are not only maintained but enhanced.

I am grateful for the efforts of so many people working in the public and private sector who took measures at great pace last year to deal with the new challenges presented by the onset of coronavirus.

I imagine how challenging it must be for families caring for loved ones during this difficult time, particularly those who have needed to take on extra responsibilities.

I share your concerns about the appalling human rights situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese Government's deepening crackdown on Uyghur Muslims, including the extra-judicial detention of over a million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in ‘political re-education camps’ and reports of birth rate suppression.

I am delighted that three vaccines, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine and the Moderna vaccine, have now been approved for use in the UK.

I celebrate the fact that workers’ conditions are so much higher in the UK than required under EU law.