Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure lateral flow covid-19 tests remain freely available to members of the public.

We continue to provide free lateral flow device (LFD) tests. We have announced that, at a later stage, free universal provision of LFD tests will end. The UK Health Security Agency is analysing data and evidence on asymptomatic testing to inform any decision on when this provision will end.