Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to mitigate the risk of contacts spreading the covid-19 in cases where test results are not being communicated to people within 48 hours; and if he will make a statement.

Where a person develops symptoms of COVID-19 and receives a test, they should self-isolate in line with NHS Test and Trace guidelines to minimise further potential transmission. They should be self-isolating, unless accessing an in-person test site, which they should not do using public transport. Additionally, turnaround times for tests conducted under Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 are published weekly on GOV.UK as part of the Weekly NHS Test and Trace Bulletin. This includes the proportion of tests delivered within 48 hours.