Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all care homes follow the public health guidance on safe visiting during the covid-19 outbreak.

We have worked closely with a range of stakeholders who represent the sector to ensure that the guidance encourages and enables care providers to facilitate visiting while keeping residents, staff and visitors as safe as possible. The Care Quality Commission will include adherence to infection control measures for visitors as part of their infection prevention control inspections.