Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department plans to put in place to help protect clinically vulnerable people (a) under the strategy for living with covid-19 due to be announced on 21 February 2021 and (b) after the lifting of the requirement to self-isolate on 24 March 2022.

On 25 February 2022, updated public health advice was issued for people who were previously considered clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV), which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

For most people who were CEV, they are advised to follow general guidance to prevent the risk of infection, in addition to any further advice from their general practitioner or consultant.