Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 15 October (HL7812), which organisation is responsible for the operation of the COVID-19 testing facility based at Gatwick airport; whether that facility is carrying out tests; and if so, on what date tests were first carried out at that site.
The service provider for the Regional Test Site at Gatwick airport is Sodexo. The site is currently open and operating. The site came online on 8 April 2020.