Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the request of 1 October 2012 from Liverpool City Region MPs and leaders in a joint statement for the Government to provide the scientific evidence relating to covid-19 measures, for what reason the advice from SAGE of 21 September 2020 was published after (a) the Downing Street press conference of 12 October 2020 which announced further measures to control covid-19 in the Liverpool City Region and (b) his meeting with Liverpool City Region MPs to discuss those measures at 12.00pm on the same day.

There was policy under consideration prior to publication of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies’ (SAGE) advice. Decisions are released as soon as these considerations permit. Further information on the validation and publication of SAGE minutes is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-publishes-sage-minutes