Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister in the Government signed off the guidance entitled, Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes, published on 2 April 2020.

The Department working with Public Health England and the National Health Service are closely monitoring the international evidence, to ensure best practice is reviewed and can be applied.

Guidance documents are informed by expert advice before publication to ensure that they are based on latest evidence.

As the pandemic progresses we will continue to review and update guidance in line with the latest evidence and are continuing to seek further evidence as national and international experience accrues and is published.