Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Director of Public health for York on increases in covid-19 infection levels in that area.

The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) regional teams have regular contact with Directors of Public Health and local authority public health teams, including in York, to discuss trends in local data and offer guidance regarding the necessary measures required to address infection levels in identified settings. The UKHSA’s Yorkshire and the Humber Health Protection Team continues to monitor COVID-19 levels in the region.