Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to recover Government funding lost during the VIP contract lane during the Covid Pandemic.

I refer the Hon. Member to the final report of the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, which examined these matters in detail and was published by HM Treasury on 9 December 2025, and which is available at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/693807447a605b2d61cd8f55/E03505750_HMT_CP_1462_Web_Accessible.pdf