Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequacy of supply of (a) lateral flow and (b) PCR tests over the 2021-22 Christmas and New Year period.

There is no shortage of lateral flow device (LFD) or polymerase chain reaction tests and we continue to procure enough stock to meet demand through national and local delivery channels. We are ensuring that LFD tests can be both delivered to homes across the country, collected from local pharmacies and some community sites.