Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of investing in the development of covid-19 breathalyser tests.

We are continuously exploring a wide range of technologies to improve the diagnostic testing we can offer. Breathalysers have been identified as one such testing solution to explore and we are considering where it would be most appropriate use this technology. A team has reviewed current breathalyser technology from a range of suppliers to ascertain which has the most potential to progress. We are now working with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority to issue a target product profile over the coming months.