Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to continue to enable access to covid-19 testing for people working in health and care settings over autumn 2022.

Symptomatic testing in high-risk health and care settings will continue for certain groups where infection can spread rapidly among people who may be at higher risk of serious illness. Additionally, during periods of high prevalence, asymptomatic testing will continue in high-risk settings.

The Government continues to review this response to ensure it remains effective and proportionate. We will monitor prevalence and other factors which will determine whether asymptomatic testing is required in high-risk settings in autumn 2022.