Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government on what dates any guidance on COVID-19 was issued to care homes by (1) Public Health England, (2) the Care Quality Commission, and (3) any other public body, between 1 February and 30 June; and whether any such guidance has been made available to Parliament.

Public Health England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Department have all published guidance relevant to care homes.

Due to the fast-moving situation with the pandemic, all guidance has been published online in order to reach target audiences quickly. The CQC has also released their guidance through a regular weekly bulletin.

A table listing the guidance with dates of issue, and showing those documents shared with Parliamentarians, is attached due to the size of the data.