Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make available additional covid-19 testing capacity for rail workers from 23 to 27 December 2020.

I am committed to ensuring that every transport worker who requires testing has access. My officials are working closely with stakeholders and the DHSC to ensure that a robust testing process is in place for transport workers over the Christmas period and beyond. On the 3rd December, the Secretary of State announced that he is putting in place a number of different measures to help manage the demands of the Christmas travel period. These measures include pilots for lateral flow testing for transport workers to ensure that key transport workers are available and healthy to work.