Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in his Department are employed in the delivery lead of the NHS Covid Pass as of 27 June 2022; and what plans his Department has to wind down employee numbers in that area.

The NHS COVID Pass Programme was established in March 2021 and as of 27 June 2022 employed 35 Civil Servants. Seven are permanent Departmental employees with others on loan from other Government departments or employed on a fixed term basis. The NHS Covid Pass Programme is due to close by 31 March 2023 and transition options for the service are currently under assessment.