Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the further covid-19 lockdown restrictions announced on 22 September 2020, what plans the Government has to review the guidance on shielding for the clinically extremely vulnerable.

Everyone in England, including those who are clinically extremely vulnerable, is required to follow the new national restrictions from 5 November, which have been set out by the government and apply to the whole population. Additional guidance and support has been provided to clinically extremely vulnerable people to further protect them from COVID-19 during this time. This advice, and the wider national restrictions, will remain in place until 2 December. The guidance to clinically extremely vulnerable people is regularly reviewed and the Government will not hesitate to make necessary changes as of when reopened.