Prime Minister's Questions: 29 April 2020

Questions from the Leader of the OppositionThe Leader of the Opposition, Keir Startmer asked:about deaths outside of hospitals, including care homes and testing.He asked the First Minister, Dominic Raab, if he thinks the total amount of covid-19 related deaths are "truly dreadful".why he thinks coronavirus spreads so fast in the care sector.for an update on the figures of those who have died on the frontline in healthcare and social work.about PPE for frontline staff. He said "it is ten weeks since the Health Secretary declared that there was a serious and imminent threat to life" and 1 in 4 doctors are still not getting the protection they need.about coronavirus testing, saying there are "obviously still significant problems" as "demand has gone through the rough". He asked if Dominic Raab can clarify whether the Government's target for 250,000 coronavirus tests a day is still a Government target and when the Government will hit the target.about the transparency of the Government's exit strategy for coronavirus. if the Government will work with the opposition on the question of what happens at the next stage of the coronavirus exit strategy.Questions from the Scottish National Party's Westminster LeaderThe Scottish National Party's Westminster Leader, Ian Blackford, asked:about the deadline for the Brexit negotiations, which is at the end of the year. He went on to ask "why is the Government threatening to isolate our economy at the end of the year during the biggest economic crisis of our time?" because the Government is "shamefully gambling our economic future with a no deal Brexit". Full list of topics and questioners