Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the covid-19 test errors at a private laboratory in Wolverhampton.

On the 12 October the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) informed the Secretary of State that they were investigating reports that individuals who had tested positive on LFD testing were subsequently found to be negative on PCR testing. This meeting was followed by subsequent advice and emerging findings and the Secretary of State discussed the issue with UKHSA at regular points during that week.

The Secretary of State discussed the issue with the Welsh Government on the 14 October on the Four Nations Ministerial call. The Welsh government were alerted to the issue in advance of this call.