Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of falsified NHS covid-19 test certificates; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle that matter.

NHS Test and Trace does not issue certificates for test results. All results are notified either by email or by a text message. People who require a negative test certificate, such as for travel purposes where allowed, can purchase a swab test from a private provider. The Department does not hold information on the prevalence of falsified test certificates. The Department is considering how to raise awareness that NHS Test and Trace test results are not designed to be used as a form of certification.