There was a general sigh of relief all round tonight at the news Boris Johnson is out of intensive care, but remains in hospital. The PM has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas' Hospital in London since Sunday. No 10 said he "has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery". I've had some very touching emails from constituents wishing the PM well. Ministers are urging the public to stay indoors over this Easter weekend, telling people: "Let's not ruin it now." Dominic Raab said that, after almost three weeks of lock-down, "we are starting to see the impact of the sacrifices we've all made." I, too, would urge everyone to stay at home, tempting though our stunning coastline is. We've got to beat this virus and there are some early signs that progress is being made in this direction. Today we had another session of our Defence Select Committee, and again I joined it on-line. Hurrah! It was a private session, but I can tell you we took evidence from three men from the National Audit Office, which scrutinises public spending for Parliament. Jeremy Lonsdale, Keith Lloyd and Jeremy Gostick were most informative. Later in the afternoon, I took part in another conference call with DCH's chief executive Nick Johnson and chairman Mark Addison. The hospital appears to be coping well and at last the PPE is reaching the frontline. I cannot thank all the staff there enough. At 1800 I joined another conference call with the CCG, local government officials, MPs and senior councillors. It is extraordinary what is being done to save lives and take care of the vulnerable. Working together like this is keeping everyone in the loop and I very much it continues after the pandemic has ended. The question now, certainly on my lips, is how we get out of this lock-down, which is crippling the country. I very much hope that, when the PM is back on his feet, he and his team will begin to look at this. There's talk of schools going back, but nothing has been confirmed and I suspect this lock-down will continue for at least another two to three weeks. It cannot go on, though, and the next steps will be crucial.