Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the equality impact assessment relating to the guidance published on 21 February 2022, entitled COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19.

The Cabinet Office has advised that the Government is unable to provide the information requested as it relates to the formulation of Government policy. Release of this material would undermine the principle of collective agreement and the ability of Ministers to debate policy in a confidential manner.