Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who represented Andrew Feldman Associates at the meetings of the Covid-19 Testing Taskforce on (a) 13 April 2020, (b) 17 April 2020, (c) 20 April 2020, (d) 27 April 2020, (e) 4 May 2020, (f) 11 May 2020 and (g) 18 May 2020; and whether his Department holds minutes of each of those meetings.

The Department holds minutes of the COVID-19 Testing Taskforce meetings referred to held on 17 April 2020, 20 April 2020, 27 April 2020, 4 May 2020, 11 May 2020 and 18 May 2020 respectively. Departmental records do not confirm a meeting took place on 13 April 2020. However, records show that a meeting took place on 15 April 2020 and the Department holds the relevant minutes.

The Department does not hold a record of all individuals who attended these meetings from participating organisations, other than those referenced in the minutes. These records do not show who, if anyone, attended the meetings as a representative of Andrew Feldman Associates.