Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with hon. Members together with the Chief Medical Officer to explain the (a) current rise in covid-19 infection rates and (b) strategy for tackling the rise in covid-19 infection rates from a public health perspective.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regularly updates hon. Members on the Government’s public health strategy for tackling COVID-19. Departmental Ministers and senior officials also brief Parliamentarians on the course of the pandemic. We published ‘COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter 2021’ on 14 September, which outlines the Government’s strategy in England over the coming months.